Europe

• 22 December 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “ Whereas in Italy one hears about Italians all over the world promoting 'made in Italy' , here we have an Italian community in need of assistance.” - if the Mafia is one channel of illegal immigration, on the other it forces many poor people to emigrate from southern Italy to other countries-: testimonial from Scalabrini Fr. Ermenegildo Baggio, parish priest for the Italian community in Cologne (correspondence from Luca De Mata in Germany- part 9) Cologne (Agenzia Fides) - "I have been in Cologne for sixteen years now, as parish priest for the immigrant Italian community. In the city, here in Cologne, there are about twenty thousand Italians and in the mission ar ...
• 20 December 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Believing in Jesus Christ is a decision that demands awareness, especially in the nations with a larger number of immigrants and a greater confrontation between peoples and cultures, in peace and in mutual respect.” Agenzia Fides interviews Fr. Silvio Vallecoccia, Scalabrinian missionary (Luca de Mata writes from Germany) Cologne (Agenzia Fides) – Father Silvio Vallecoccia, Scalabrinian missionary works as head of the International Youth Ministry program in Cologne. Fr. Silvio, finding missionaries not in Africa, nor in Asia, but her ...
• 19 December 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Make the love of Christ visible”: a reflection by Cardinal Meisner Cologne (Agenzia Fides) – Several months ago, I was in Germany for my research on the immigration phenomenon, as a guest of the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner. On Sunday, I took a tape recorder with me ...
• 19 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Ethics and Communication: “Consciences are not only informed, but also formed.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Do not affirm anything that is false, nor fail to affirm that which is true.” With this quote from Leo XIII, the Pope who formulated Catholic Social Doctrine, Bishop Rino Fisichella, President ...
• 18 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - December 20, at the Basilica of Saint Paul, 49 deacons of the Legionaries of Christ - from 13 different countries - will be ordained priests Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, December 20, at 9:30am, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, 49 deacons from the Religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ will be ordained priests by Cardinal ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “SANPA”: a new form of youth evangelization and testimony on city streets, during the Year of St. Paul Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “SANPA”: this is the new form of youth evangelization on the streets, launched by Youth Ministry in Spain. The name of the activity was inspired by the Year of Saint Paul, which the Church is ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish families and the Bible: a study from the Catholic magazine Niedziela Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The most widely-read Catholic weekly in Poland, “Niedzela,” which is headquartered in Czestochowa, has recently published a study on the importance of the presence and reading of the B ...
• 16 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - A record year in natural disasters, mainly affecting poorer nations; a firm international effort is needed to protect the environment Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The climate emergency linked to the environmental issue continues to present itself as one of the most important on the planet, in corroboration with the recent summits of the UN in Poznan, Polan ...
• 16 December 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Children search for peace”: commitment to peace at the heart of the 51st Campaign of the “Sternsinger,” with Colombia as this' year's “symbol country” Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – For the 51st time, in the days leading up to January 6, 2009 the “Sternsinger” (Star Singers) of the Holy Childhood Association in Germany will be on the country's street-corners singing Ch ...
• 11 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Day of Prayer for the Missions; Christmas Campaign for children in Papua New Guinea Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Since 1900, Jasna Gora (Czestochowa) has celebrated a Day of Prayer for the Missions on a date near the feast on Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions. Agenzia Fides learned of this ...
• 10 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Social and business commitments, a possible harmony; business projects for Sahel Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Social commitments and business interests can be reconciled, and when this occurs, the fruits are many and are evident. This is one of the discoveries that was made during the convention entitled ...
• 10 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday, December 28, Feast of the Holy Family: Mass for families from all over Spain, with a live message via satellite from the Holy Father in Rome Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to all parish pastors, religious communities, apostolic movements and associations, schools, etc. of the Archdiocese, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouc ...
• 2 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Youth Missionary Congress for the Year of Saint Paul: “Following Christ’s footsteps in the world - Paul’s Secret” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles, inspired by the Holy Father’s proposal, all youth are invited to attend the Youth Missionary Congress 2009, scheduled to ...
• 1 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrini Missionaries Meeting: the message and the method of St Paul offer a wealth of proposals for the Christian of the third millennium and for the promotion of intercultural dialogue Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “From proclaiming among cultures to communion among peoples: in the footsteps of Saint Paul”, was the theme of a meeting held at the Pontifical Urban University on 28 November organised by the ...
• 1 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - December 1: World AIDS Day. There are 33 million tested positive in the world, with sub-Saharan Africa being the most affected...universal access to the cure is urgently needed. Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, December 1 is World AIDS Day. The epidemic, that in past decades has led to a high number of victims, is today passing through a new phase. Several developments have been made in the attem ...