Europe

• 26 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Franciscans calling all youth from across Europe to join in a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the 800th anniversary of their foundation, the Franciscan Friars of Europe are calling all youth from the “Old Continent” to Santiago de Compostela (Spain) for the II European Fra ...
• 25 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - First Week for Life in Spain and Latin America; March for Life in Madrid on March 29 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – A total of 190 activities and 87 rallies in 50 cities across Spain will be taking place against the abortion reform law, in addition to similar events in Cali (Colombia), Buenos Aires, Bahía ...
• 23 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Imprisoned for Christ, Free to Love”: 17th Day of Prayer and Fasting for Missionary Martyrs on March 24, in the spirit of Saint Paul Rome (Agenzia Fides) – March 24 marks the anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San Salvador (1980) and the Youth Missionary Movement of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Italy has organized for ...
• 20 March 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe, with the theme: “Imitate Me.” Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Warsaw (Poland) is hosting a Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe, March 19-23, to discuss and reflect on the new challenges of the mission, ...
• 18 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of “Madrid Manifesto,” an unprecedented participation among the elite of biomedical research in Spain taking a stand against abortion reform Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – It all began as the “Manifesto of the 300,” however the name was soon changed to the “Madrid Manifesto” after gaining the support of over one thousand signatures from university profess ...
• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Catholic websites supporting pro-life action, for the “Day for the Sanctity of Life” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, the Church in Poland will celebrate the “Day for the Sanctity of Life,” to support the defense of human life from conception until n ...
• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Africans in Europe”: Congress on Pastoral Care for African Immigrants in Europe Modling (Agenzia Fides) – On March 8-11, the city of Modling (Vienna), hosted the yearly encounter entitled “Pastoral Care for Immigrants in the Urban Metropolises of Europe,” which this year was subtitled: “Afri ...
• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' Conference launches pro-life campaign: “our society is adopting a severe perversion of the truth about abortion” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Spanish Bishops' Conference has launched a pro-life campaign entitled: “Protect my life!”. The initiative coincides with the celebrations for the Day for Life, which will be celebrated ...
• 16 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Over three hundred scholars and scientists sign a Manifesto against the abortion reform law Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Over 300 scientists, professors, and scholars from the various fields of Biomedicine, Humanities, and Social Sciences are defending the absolute value of the right to life and opposing the Gov ...
• 16 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - In St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, students and African professors discuss the dialogue between the Gospel and culture, and the prospects for university campus ministry in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, which took place in Rome March 12-15, at the European University in Rome, an International Forum of Universities was held, entitled “Gospel, cult ...
• 13 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - II Encounter of “World Action Group of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – March 26-27, Madrid (Spain) will host the II Encounter of “World Action Group of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” (“Acción Mundial de Parlamentarios y Gobernante ...
• 11 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Gospel and culture for a new Humanism”: St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students Rome (Agenzia Fides) – March 12-15, Rome will host the St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, promoted and organized by the Vicarage of Rome – Office for University Pastoral Care, Congregation for Catholic Educ ...
• 10 March 2009
  EUROPE - Economic crisis: increasingly alarming facts from Africa to Europe, with the poorest countries bearing the heaviest brunt; increase in infant mortality rate Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The negative facts on the progress of the world economy are as follows: the Gross Domestic Product worldwide is shrinking for the first time since the end of World War II, according to informatio ...
• 9 March 2009
  EUROPE - European Community - Young African girl raped by a leader among her people is today hiding out, as an illegal immigrant, here in Europe, with the fear that no distance will be able to protect her from the violence suffered (Luca De Mata correspondence - 15) European Community (Agenzia Fides) – It is early fall. We are in the North. The sky is a continual coming and going of clouds that overshadow and then fade away. There is a constant fluctuation between heat and cold. M ...
• 9 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - First “Javeriada” 2009: Archbishop of Pamplona calls on Christians to be witnesses of the fact that: “what is Christian and Catholic does not contradict citizenship; rather, it elevates and enhances it.” Navarra (Agenzia Fides) – Over 8,000 people participated in the first of the traditional pilgrimages to the birthplace of the Navarran Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions, held this past weekend. Each year, th ...