Europe

• 10 June 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Day for analyzing the efficiency of youth drug prevention activity Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – A study performed by the University of Valencia, promoted by the Don Bosco Confederation, with the support of the Health and Social-Political Minister, concluded that youth who participate in a ...
• 9 June 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Centennial anniversary of the death of Abbot Pfanner, founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood and the Mariannhill Missionaries to be celebrated in his hometown of Langen Langen (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the death of Abbot Franz Pfanner (1825-1909), founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood and the Mariannhill Missionaries, on June ...
• 9 June 2009
  EUROPE/UNITED KINGDOM - Pontifical Mission Societies in England and Wales re-focuses missionary work with launch of “Missio” London (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in England and Wales announced today, June 9, that they will relaunch the missionary society with the name of “Missio,” according to a statement sent to ...
• 8 June 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Archdiocese of Czestochowa's Missionary Congress dedicated to John Paul II on the 30th anniversary of his visit to Poland Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's first apostolic journey to Poland (June 2-10, 1979), the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa organized a ...
• 8 June 2009
  EUROPE/MOLDAVIA - “The Suitcase with a String”: “Can we blame a person for working under the table as a care-giver? Or the young women used for sexual exploitation? They are all victims. They are all people with no other choice.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I have worked as director of the General Prosecutor's office in fighting human trafficking, child prostitution, which involve small groups of 2-3 people, sometimes even relatives. In 2001, the I ...
• 8 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Life on the planet is in danger, and those who suffer the consequences are always the poorer nations: a campaign to establish an international criminal court for crimes against the environment Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The life of the planet is in danger and thus, we should make an effort to recover the needed balance for our life.” These were the words of Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and ...
• 6 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Suitcase with a String”: Who is an immigrant today? Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Who is an immigrant today? A person who must remain in the shadows – or better yet, turn themselves into a shadow - in order to continue working and sending money to their family. No matter wha ...
• 5 June 2009
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “The Suitcase with a String”: in Tolon, Fernand, a university student from Benin, helps Rom of Europe Tolon (Agenzia Fides) - “Here in France, I work with the Rom (gypsies). I know it seems a bit ironic to think of an African student from Benin going to Europe to help Europeans who live in situations of discrimination. ...
• 4 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo reelected Minister General of the Friars Minor Assisi (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, June 4, the assembly of the 152 representatives of the Order of Friars Minor gathered in Saint Mary of the Angels of Assisi, for the General Chapter, confirmed Fr. Jose Rodriguez ...
• 4 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Suitcase Tied with a String,” Palermo: situation of locals not far from that of immigrants, in that they often find themselves in similar conditions Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – The front desk at the Astalli Center in Palermo is one of the few places that offers help to immigrants. “Their problems often involve trying to rent a house,” says one of the Center's emp ...
• 4 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Guglielmo Massaja. Cappuchin Missionary and Apostolic Vicar in Ethiopia”: June 9-10, a Convention for the 200th Birthday Rome (Agenzia Fides) – June 9-10, Rome will host a Convention on “Guglielmo Massaja. Cappuchin Missionary and Apostolic Vicar in Ethiopia.” Promoted by the National Committee for the Bicentenary Celebration of the ...
• 3 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “A suitcase tied with string”: how to respond nowadays without falling prey to demagoguery or neo-paternalism that breeds a dependency culture Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “A suitcase tied with string” (Italian: “La valigia con lo spago”) is a four-part series on immigration that will be aired on the RAI (Italian Public Television) starting June 22, not just ...
• 2 June 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Czestochowa launches Year of the Priest website dedicated to priestly and religious vocations Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The Pastoral Office for Vocations of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa and the Major Seminary of the same Archdiocese have started a website dedicated specifically to priestly and religious v ...
• 2 June 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spain renews Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus after 90 years, on June 21 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Next Sunday, June 21, 2009, a ceremony will be held at Cerro de los Angeles, in Getafe (Madrid), for the renewal of Spain's Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 90 years after it was firs ...
• 1 June 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Closure of the Year of Missionary Formation; various HCA Congresses planned for May and June in the country Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – This past May 28 saw the conclusion of the Year of Missionary Formaiton on a national level at the Center for Missionary Formation in Warsaw. Information on the event was sent to Agenzia Fides ...