Europe

• 15 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Legionaries of Christ Novitiate in Gozzano celebrates first vows and donning of cassock Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On September 13, in the Shrine to the Crucified in Boca (Novara, Italy), 16 young men of the novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ in Gozzano made their first religious vows and concluded their ...
• 15 September 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pilgrimage of the World Youth Day Cross begins. Archbishop of Madrid: “We wish to reach the end of our path as pilgrims who have sought and found Christ Crucified.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “We wish to reach the end of our path as pilgrims who have sought and found Christ Crucified.” This is what Cardinal Antonio M. Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, said during a Prayer Vigil ...
• 11 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 23rd International AIFO Convention: “Becoming Persons. The path of the downtrodden towards universal citizenship” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Assisi will be hosting the International AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau) Convention, October 16-18. It is one of the most important events organized by the Association in pr ...
• 11 September 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Interfaith relations in the realization of the Church's mission, focus of the International Conference of Canonists in Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “A divided Church is against the will of Jesus Christ and is anti-missionary and anti-evangelizing. We should use every means possible, such as prayer, to fulfill Jesus' will. Loving the C ...
• 10 September 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - September 13, XX Marian Day for the Family at Torreciudad Shrine Huesca (Agenzia Fides) – This coming Sunday, September 13, the Marian Shrine of Torreciudad (Huesca), will host the XX Marian Day for the Family, which this year will be presided by Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin of B ...
• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Monsignor Enzo Serenelli, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy, for 15 years: a life spent for the missions Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Monsignor Enzo Serenelli died yesterday, September 8, at the age of 78, of an incurable disease. He had served as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy from 1983-1998. T ...
• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Archdiocese of Madrid begins pilgrimage of WYD Cross on September 14; Archbishop tells youth: “life your Christian vocation with faith” and rejoice “in the privilege of carrying the Cross of Christ and making it visible to everyone” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “Rejoice in the privilege of carrying the Cross of Christ and making it visible to everyone, without making exceptions.” This is what Cardinal Antonio M. Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, s ...
• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Peace Appeal at the close of International Meeting in Krakow: “We are led onwards by the memory of the Second World War, the prophesy of John Paul II, as pilgrims of peace, establishing a new season of dialogue with patience and audacity.” Krakow (Agenzia Fides) - “We are led onwards by the memory of the Second World War, the prophesy of John Paul II, as pilgrims of peace, establishing a new season of dialogue with patience and audacity, uniting those wh ...
• 7 September 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Institute for Family Policies finds a child is aborted every 25 seconds in the European Union Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – In Europe, in 2007, over 1,200,000 abortions were registered, which is equal to one abortion every 25 seconds. In the past 10 years, over 13 million children have been “eliminated” by this ...
• 4 September 2009
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - President of Bishops' Conference to preside Mass in honor of new name adopted by Pontifical Mission Societies in England and Wales, “Missio” London (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, September 9, at the Westminster Cathedral, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, will preside a Mass in ho ...
• 4 September 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “The Spirit of Assisi in Krakow”: September 6-8, International Encounter of Religions for Peace promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, on the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II Krakow (Agenzia Fides) – The leaders of the great world religions, leaders of countries, as well as men and women of the world of culture will meet in Krakow, September 6-8, upon the invitation of the Community of Sant ...
• 3 September 2009
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Bishop of Lourdes visits Scottish Marian shrine at Carfin, for annual pilgrimage Carfin (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Jacques Perrier, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, will make a three day visit to Carfin, the main Marian shrine in Scotland, Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2009. Bishop Perrier, who is 73 y ...
• 2 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Putting God and the Mission First”: 17th General Chapter of the Combonian Missionaries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Combonian Missionaries' 17th General Chapter will officially begin with a solemn Eucharistic Celebration this coming Sunday, September 6. Already, since August 31, the 72 chapter members and ...
• 1 September 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “Faithful to Mary and Her Son Jesus”: Marian Procession in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa at the Shrine of Jasna Gora, in honor of the Year for Priests Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Faithful to Mary and Her Son Jesus” was the guiding theme for the celebration of Vespers and the Marian Procession held in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, at the Shrine of the Black Mad ...
• 1 September 2009
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Disappointment for outcome of trial for two Jesuits murdered in Moscow in October 2008 Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On August 25, in Moscow, the sentence was finally issued for the murderer of two Jesuits: Fr. Victor Betancourt and Fr. Otto Messmer, who were killed between October 27-28 in their residence in ...