Europe

• 10 December 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Day for Human Rights and “right for mission” “the suppression of the preaching of the faith threatens everyone's freedom, along with peace” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today, all over the world, human rights are being trampled upon. It is often the minorities who suffer most. Particularly dramatic is the situation for millions of Christians. Never before ...
• 7 December 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Persecuted Christians and violations of religious freedom; 75/85% of persecution around the world suffered by Christian faithful say ACN Annual Report expectations Munich (Agenzia Fides) – As they do at the end of every year, the Society of Pontifical Right Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), recalls the difficult situation in which Christians live in many countries of the world. Ev ...
• 3 December 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Catholics in Copenhagen call for accord on climate changes that protects the poor Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – After 12 months of campaigning for "climate justice," Catholic Church leaders, advocates, development agencies, and support groups of Caritas Internationalis and CIDSE (International Cooperat ...
• 3 December 2009
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Red Cross sending more aid to victims of armed conflict deprived of basic health services Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has just announced that it has decided to increase the funds allocated to health services for victims of armed conflicts. Health activities are ...
• 3 December 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Romero: Pastor, Prophet, and Martyr” is the theme for a weekend retreat to conclude a year of reflection on the 30th anniversary of assassination of the Archbishop of San Salvador Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the journey of missionary reflection for the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), which occurred March 24 ...
• 2 December 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Missionaries with our Diocesan Church - you are too!” - Letter from the Archbishop of Pamplona-Tudela for the Feast of Saint Francis Xavier Pamplona (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary is someone who has given up everything for Christ, and not for a Christ who is idealized or distant, but for a Christ-God who has come to him and left a deep impression on him. ...
• 1 December 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Consolata Missionaries' Advent Campaign to ensure a safe childbirth and postnatal care for mothers and infants of Congo and Ethiopia Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, December 1, 2009, marks the beginning of the campaign being led by the Foundation MCO (Consolata Missions), called "Give the gift of life at Christmas.” The campaign aims to ensure a saf ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – On November 26, the Council of the European Union ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is an unprecedented step forward, as it is the first document on hu ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Day Against the Death Penalty: 1,150 cities around the world to abolish the death penalty and respect for human rights Rome (Fides Service) - Today, November 30 is World Day of "Cities for Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty": celebrated in over 1,150 cities worldwide, including 60 capitals, who are involved in the battle for the abol ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “We proclaim Christ. The Church is missionary. Whoever is united to God-Love should bring God to others”: Pastoral Letter from Archbishop of Czestochowa for Advent Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Give an authentic testimony of God who is Love" is the main theme of the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, for this Advent. The Archbishop urges his followers to ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “With AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all to give meaning to the all too short life of these children" - Missio Austria's commitment to support projects for AIDS victims Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - "AIDS is a terrible plight. Particularly with regard to AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all we must try to give meaning to life that is too often short of these chil ...
• 27 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 100th anniversary of the approval of the Capuchin Sisters of Immaculate Mary of Lourdes, now present in Brazil, Mexico, Albania and Madagascar, ready "for any work of charity" Palermo (Agenzia Fides) - The Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculate of Lourdes celebrate on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2009, the centennial anniversary of the congregation and its aggregation to the Capuchi ...
• 26 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa promotes Missionary Rosary in schools and parishes, to support missionary activity worldwide Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa have published the text of the Hail Mary in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin) on the ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - H1N1 Flu and the mutation: clarifying the distortion of the “Italian case” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As expected, the H1N1 virus has mutated, but this should not recreate the psychosis unleashed in the first weeks of the flu. However, we must remain vigilant about the possible risks related to ins ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Thanks to antiretroviral therapy administered to HIV-positive mothers, nearly 200,000 new infections among children have been prevented since 2001 Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, nearly 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million have died. Fortunately, new infections are falling and over the last eight years have ...