Europe

• 3 July 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - A “Charter” to highlight the cultural and educative singularities which mark the identity of Catholic infant schools: initiative of the Archbishop of Bologna Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - The “Formative charter of Catholic Infant Schools” was personally elaborated by Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, Archbishop of Bologna. “This is a document - according to FISM, Italian Federation ...
• 3 July 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - First European Meeting for University students: “New disciples of Emmaus. Being Christians at university”; 11 July Papal audience Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The First European Meeting for University students: “New disciples of Emmaus. Christians at university” will be held in Rome 6 - 12 July (see Fides 17/6/2009). Organised by the Office for Uni ...
• 2 July 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Presentation of a new edition of the book “Il secolo del martirio” the century of martyrdom Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 20th century was a century of genocide and totalitarianism, but also of new martyrs and great witnesses. The mystery of iniquity and the mystery of equity. This is the underlying theme of a n ...
• 1 July 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The deaconate of the Word, the Eucharist and the Poor: homily of Archbishop Mauro Piacenza at the ordination of 38 deacons, Legionaries of Christ Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The deacon is a prophet of a new world, the bearer of a message which sheds light on all the burning issues of society. He is also the principal collaborator of the priest in the celebration of ...
• 30 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Thirty eight Legionaries of Christ from 9 different countries ordained in Rome Roma (Agenzia Fides) – Today, 30 June, in the Chapel of the Centro di Studi Superiori di Roma, 38 Legionaries of Christ were ordained deacons. The Mass was presided by Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Secretary of the Congre ...
• 26 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The suitcase with a string”, Migrants take the floor Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Rai Uno, from Monday 29 June and four Mondays running, in the second half of the evening, “ The suitcase with a string ” opens a different window on the universe of migrants, giving voice to ...
• 26 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Diplomas awarded to 250 immigrant students from 30 different countries at the Louis Massignon Italian School run by the Community of S. Egidio; in 20 years the school has been attended by 5.000 foreigners Napoli (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 28 June at 5pm at the S. Egidio Community in Naples (via S.Nicola al Nilo 4), there will be a ceremony to award diplomas to 250 immigrant students of the Louis Massignon Italian School run ...
• 25 June 2009
  EUROPE/MOLDAVIA - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “The suitcase tied with string”: “They made me dream, they lied to me. Clients kept on coming and going. I want to tell girls: don't go abroad. Fairy tales! Realty is terrible” Chisinau (Agenzia Fides) - Testimony from a Moldavian girl, victim of human trafficking. Deceived by many promises and forced to prostitute herself in various countries of Europe, she represents many, many young girls, s ...
• 25 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the Community of S. Egidio, help former child-soldiers in Uganda and Sudan rediscover their dignity and to reinsert themselves into society Roma (Agenzia Fides) – “For 21 years the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have been spreading violence, sacking, terror among the people, using children a preys of war ”: with these words Sr Rosemary Ny ...
• 24 June 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Catholic Bible Federation Cattolica celebrates 40 years of foundation and moves from Stuttgart to the Benedictine Monastery of St. Ottilien Sankt Ottilien (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of 40 years of the foundation of the Catholic Bible Federation (CBF/KBF) and the transfer of its offices to the monastery of the Missionary Benedictines of St. Ottilien ...
• 24 June 2009
  EUROPE - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “A Suitcase with String”: if you want to join the army of emigrants you will probably have to pay money! A lot of money! Your debt will be infinite, like the hope in every human heart... Rome (Agenzia Fides) - If you want to join the army of emigrants you will probably have to pay money! A of lot money! Your debt will be infinite, like the sweetest hopes in every human heart. Give lots of money! And you ...
• 24 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Darfur and southern Sudan: Caritas Internationalis forum on the dramatic crisis Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Figures in Darfur and southern Sudan are dramatic: decades of civil war, nine out of ten people living on less than a dollar a day, 300,000 people killed, 2.7 uprooted from their homes, 290.000 m ...
• 23 June 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Catholic weekly Niedziela opens new Year of the Priesthood web site with texts of the Magisterium and testimony on the part of members of faithful on priests whom they have encountered in their lives Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “Fidelity of Christ, Fidelity of the Priest - Year of the Priesthood” is the title of a web site launched by Poland's Catholic weekly Niedziela, and inaugurated for the Year of the Pri ...
• 23 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Circus Maximus in Rome to host Italy's third National Eucharistic Gathering, animated by young members of more than 100 different associative realities, Saturday/Sunday night 27 and 28 June Rome (Agenzia Fides) - During the night 27 / 28 June 2009 there will be the third edition of Italy's National Eucharistic Gathering, animated by young people in the nocturnal setting of Rome's famous Circus Maximus. Man ...
• 23 June 2009
  EUROPE - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “The suitcase with string”: it is unacceptable that three women should be raped and forced into slavery and prostitution, it is unacceptable that people from a rich continent like Africa arrive in the north of the world along paths of blackmail and a thousand threats Rome (Agenzia Fides) - It is unacceptable that three women should be raped and forced into slavery and prostitution. It is unacceptable that that a girl of 15 should cross a desert alone, accompanied only by death. It is ...