Europe

• 1 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - General Chapter of the Dehonians, confirmation of General Superior Fr. Jose Ornela Carvalho, pilgrimage to the sites of Saint Paul Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 22nd General Chapter of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), being held in this Year of St. Paul, from May 18 to June 11, bears the title of: “The love of Christ impels us” (2 Cor ...
• 29 May 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - May 30: 5,000 Roman children will become “Missionaries like Paul”: European Child Missionaries' Pilgrimage for the Year of St. Paul Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The entire day of May 30 will be dedicated to Saint Paul and the Mission, which will be carried out by nearly 5,000 children from all over Italy, as well as other European countries: Croatia, Cze ...
• 26 May 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Annual Report from “Aid to the Church in Need”: over 5,000 projects funded in 137 countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The 2008 Annual Report shows that – in spite of the economic crisis and thanks to our benefactors – we have once again been able to maintain our funding for the Church in need.” With these ...
• 26 May 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Urbaniana Study Day: Communication experiences in a cross-cultural missionary setting Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Cross-Cultural Communication, Communicational Paths and Strategies in Times of Crisis,” was the title of the study day organized by the Pontifical University Urbaniana, at the close of the Mas ...
• 26 May 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “We should reach the point in which the death penalty is abolished throughout the entire world, because it is a sign of incivility, as one crime cannot be punished with another crime.” Cardinal Martino addresses the International Congress of Ministers of Justice Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “We should make the United States and China abolish the death penalty. These two giants have a great international role.” These were the words of Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of ...
• 25 May 2009
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - May 25-31: National Family Week: “The Home is a Holy Place” London (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Great Britain is celebrating National Family Week from May 25-31. In honor of the event, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have prepared a resource pack. The Ho ...
• 22 May 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Initiatives promoted by the Catholic weekly “Niedzela” for the 30th anniversary of John Paul II's first apostolic trip to Poland Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the 30th anniversary of John Paul II's first apostolic trip to Poland (June 2-10, 1979), the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely-read magazine in Poland with ...
• 22 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - National Days for Diocesan Mission Delegates and the National Assembly of National Directors of the PMS - “Growing in the missionary vocation is the challenge presented by the Year of Saint Paul.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On May 19-21, the National Days for Diocesan Mission Delegates and the National Assembly of National Directors of the PMS were held in Madrid. In addition to the National Director of the Pontif ...
• 19 May 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Bishops' Conference working in support of Sri Lankans Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The President's Office of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) issued a statement expressing the closeness of the entire Church in Italy to the victims of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. “Th ...
• 15 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy and Sexual and Reproductive Health” Bill passed, a law “rejected by an evident majority of citizens” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Without arriving at any kind of consensus with the opposition and denying the scientific evidence that exists on life's beginning, the Council of Ministers yesterday approved the draft-bill of ...
• 12 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Citizen groups protest the sale of “morning after” pill over the counter: “a human and medical aberration” that “implies the establishment of unrestricted abortion” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The statement issued on the morning of May 11 by Health Minister Trinidad Jimenez and Equality Minister Bibiana Aido, establishing the over-the-counter sales of the “morning after” pill (in ...
• 8 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - World Youth Day logo contest underway Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Madrid, via the WYD Organizational Committee, has organized a contest to decide on the logo for World Youth Day 2011. The Archdiocese mentions that “the World Youth Days (W ...
• 7 May 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - A symposium on missiology, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Missionary Formation Center in Warsaw, which has trained 804 missionaries for evangelizing the world Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – May 5-6, a jubilee celebration for the 25 anniversary of the Missionary Formation Center was held in Warsaw (Poland), according to a report sent to Agenzia Fides from Monsignor Jan Piotrowski, ...
• 5 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - III National Encounter for the Holy Childhood Association. Pope asks children to “now begin assuming their responsibility in spreading the light of the Gospel everywhere” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – This past weekend, May 2-3, 5,000 children participated in the III National Encounter of the Holy Childhood Association that was celebrated in Casa de Campo (in Madrid). This is what a statemen ...
• 5 May 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - International Sacred Music Festival for the Year of St. Paul on May 6; Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Oratorio “Paulus” to be performed Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the 19th International Sacred Music Festival “Gaude Mater,” taking place in Czestochowa May 1-6 in honor of the Year of St. Paul and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fe ...