Europe

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  3 February 2026
  The last homily of Ioannis Zizioulas Athens (Agenzia Fides) – Three years have passed since the death of the great Orthodox theologian Ioannis Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon. He died on February 2, 2023, at the age of 92. Zizioulas was among the ...
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  1 February 2026
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Exhibition on display in Lyon from February 4th: “Destination Asia, a missionary journey with Lego bricks” Lyon (Agenzia Fides) – The exhibition “Destination Asia: A Missionary Journey with Lego Bricks,” created by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP), is coming to Lyon. The exhibition will be on display in Lyon ...
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  22 January 2026
  Archbishop Sangalli at the funeral chamber of fashion designer Valentino Garavani for a moment of prayer and reflection together with family members Rome (Fides News Agency) - Among the thousands of people who paid tribute today to the mortal remains of fashion designer Valentino Garavani, who passed away on Monday 19 January at the age of 93, there was also a delega ...
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  21 January 2026
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Prayer for Christian unity at the Catholic Cathedral in Moscow Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – “Unity is not a utopia. Only facts make it possible to overcome divisions,” said Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow on Tuesday, January 20, during the ...
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  18 January 2026
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Missionary Childhood Day: “Your life, a mission” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – In 2025, over 700,000 children benefited from donations collected by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Spain for 473 projects in 36 countries. On Sunday, January 18, the Spanish childre ...
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  11 January 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - Chinese priests and nuns "on mission" in the neighborhoods of Naples by Giuseppe Li Naples (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the Jubilee, the Church of Naples undertook a particularly significant evangelization initiative aimed at the Chinese community in the city. The initiativ ...
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  10 January 2026
  EUROPE/POLAND - "I am 'pontifical' like you..." The Apostolic Nuncio meets and encourages the "Star Singers" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – This year, on Thursday, January 8, the Star Singers once again met with the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi. "The Apostolic Nunciature is a tangible sign of the ...
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  6 January 2026
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The Star Singers in Rome and the joy of meeting Pope Leo XIV Fribourg (Agenzia Fides) – The three Star Singers from Switzerland returned home still deeply moved after participating in the New Year's Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIV. They were joined by 19 ...
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  1 January 2026
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Star Singers: "Child labor is not an inevitable fate" by Monika Schiefer Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – The fight against child labor exploitation is the central theme of the 68th edition of the Star Singers 2026 initiative, which this year carries the slogan “To school i ...
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  23 December 2025
  EUROPE/POLAND - The "Star Singers" support their peers in Sri Lanka: the initiative kicks off with a press conference and appearances on national television TVP1 Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – More than 12,000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo received support last year thanks to the initiatives of the Star Singers in Poland. For over forty years, during the Christmas se ...
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  20 December 2025
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The Star Singers: From Sattel to the Federal Palace, “Ambassadors” of Peace and Solidarity Bern (Agenzia Fides) – Last Wednesday, a delegation of 23 Star Singers from Sattel filled the Dome Hall of the Federal Palace in Bern with carols and joy. The young Star Singers brought their blessing for the new year, ...
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  2 December 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Changing Africa and changing the way we perceive it”: presentation of “The Metamorphosis of West Africa - Not only migration” Rome (Agenzia Fides) “What is Africa?” This question was the focus of the presentation of the book “The Metamorphosis of West Africa – Not only migration” (Rubbettino, 2025), edited by Archbishop Samuele Sangal ...
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  28 November 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Metamorphosis of West Africa”: the latest work of the Sinderesis School will be presented in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Quo Vadis Africa?”: This question summarizes the research conducted by the young people of the “Sinderesis School” at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome during the 2024-2025 aca ...
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  22 November 2025
  Concert in the Roman Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami to support the iniatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A classical guitar concert was organized in a church in the heart of Rome to raise funds for projects supported by the Pontifical Mission Societies. The event took place on Saturday, November 22, ...
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  4 November 2025
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - "Night of the Arts 2025": Moscow's Catholic Cathedral opens to thousands of visitors by Chiara Dommarco Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of November 3, Moscow’s Catholic Cathedral opened its doors to thousands of visitors for the “Night of the Arts,” offering three free concerts. As e ...