Europe

• 22 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Because the food crisis over one million people in the world suffer from hunger, rich countries also affected Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Because of the present food crisis, hunger, which already affects large sectors of the world population, threatens to reach a new dramatic record level. One sixth of the people on our planet, tha ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: young women living as slaves, to pay their debt with those who brought them to Italy; if the people are frustrated and deprived of their dignity, it's easier for them to fall into crime Naples (Agenzia Fides) – In Naples (Italy), at the church home to the Catholic African immigrants, the parish priest highlights that one of the major problems for Africans is the new context in which they find themselv ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' Declaration on the Abortion Bill: “We are speaking out in favor of a society that has the right to just laws that do not mistake injustices for rights.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE) celebrated its CCXIII Meeting in Madrid, on June 16-17, dedicating a large part of the sessions to analyzing the Abortion Bill ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - First ever International Network of Women Religious to combat human trafficking; approved proposals include web page and World Day against Human Trafficking Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An important decision marked the closing of an International Meeting for Women Religious on the tragedy of human trafficking (see Fides 15/6/2009; 17/6/2009). The final day of the meeting saw the ...
• 18 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Today, missionary weekend begins in Lampedusa, promoted by the Youth Missionary Movement, on the relationship of Jesus and the Christian community with “the foreigner” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, June 18, marks the beginning of the missionary weekend on the island of Lampedusa, to help young people live not as fearful wayfarers, but with the enthusiasm that characterizes someone co ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 10,590 Capuchins in 104 nations; largest number of novices in Asia and Oceania Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to statistics updated on December 31, 2008, there are a total of 10,590 Capuchins worldwide, 96 fewer than in 2007. Here are some details: Number of Postulants: 558, Novices: 363, Tempo ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “New Disciples of Emmaus Being Christians in the University”: 1,500 European university students to meet in Rome and visit the Pope Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Study is a “Providential opportunity to advance on the path of faith”: these were the words of the Holy Father Benedict XVI in one of the many encounters he has held with university students, ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Religious against trafficking in human persons: a new form of missionary activity; initiatives for the World Cup in South Africa and World Ski Championships in Canada Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Working against trafficking in human persons is a new form of missionary activity that is now seeing more and more participation from among female religious congregations. This is what has been s ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: “I didn't think they were taking us...to sell us. I decided to fight against trafficking. Now I am director of an organization. The number of victims has increased from 25 to 225 in the last three years.” Transnistria (Agenzia Fides) – Oxana Alistratova is the President of the NGO “Interaction” in Transnistria. Her decision to combat trafficking in human persons came from the dramatic experience she herself lived th ...
• 16 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Like Christ, faithful to the mission”: a campaign from the Pontifical Mission Societies for the World Day for the Sanctification of Priests Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the celebration of the World Day for the Sanctification of Priests, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on June 19, which this year marks the opening of the Year of the Priest decla ...
• 16 June 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: “To the young women of Nigeria, I say: do not come. There is nothing here! They're only interested in selling your body.” Dusseldorf (Agenzia Fides) – Prostitution and exploitation: immigration is not only a dramatic reality, but it has also brought to the surface an evil that is now enveloping the entire globe. There are so many terribl ...
• 15 June 2009
  EUROPE - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with the String”: stories of Chinese immigrants to Europe: “To survive, you either have to be strong or commit illegal actions.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Two testimonies from Chinese immigrants - the first from Naples, known for its factories, and the second from London, where the Chinese community is an age-old historical reality of integration � ...
• 15 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Two and a half million people are victims of human trafficking: religious take action against trafficking, which now involves all countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly two and a half million people are the victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, 500,000 of which are in Europe and between 29,000 and 38,000 in Italy. As a result of these alarming f ...
• 12 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - June 20, Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo celebrate ordinations to the priesthood and diaconate Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, June 20, at 3:30pm, Archbishop Paulo Pezzi of the Diocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, will preside an Ordination Mass for priests and deacons of the Priestly Fraternity of the Mi ...
• 12 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Suitcase with a String”: Haven't we noticed how Africa is here among us, cultivating our lands? Haven't we all realized that our fields are no longer filled with our youth? Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “When I hear someone with a big heart say 'now I want to give Africa an ambulance,' I think of the fact that beforehand, they would need streets, sewage systems, water purifiers, drinking water.. ...