Europe

• 28 November 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - On November 30, over 900 cities all over the world will celebrate the “World Day of Cities for Life Against the Death Penalty” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Just a few days after the Third Commission of the U.N. General Assembly renewed it’s anti-death penalty stance and Burundi abolished capital punishment, on November 30, 2008 close to 1,000 cities ...
• 28 November 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Welcoming refugees and displaced persons implies “ that we address the other as a person and prevents us from approaching him as a problem or as a source of work”: Archbishop Marchetto addresses the Migration Commission of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference Cologne (Agenzia Fides) - “Refugees are always in the heart of the Church” and “what the Church undertakes in favor of refugees is an integral part of its mission”: these were the words pronounced by Archbishop A ...
• 27 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - First Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops to commemorate centennial anniversary of the Chapter that established the apostolic end and led to the missions La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-30, the Monastery of San Millan de Yuso (La Rioja, Spain) is hosting the first Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect for t ...
• 26 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 23 years after its legalization, abortion is now the leading cause of death and the number one form of violence against women in Spain Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Coinciding with the International Day of Violence Against Women, November 25, the Institute for Family Policies (IFP) a report entitled: “Abortion in Spain: 23 years later (1985-2008)” in t ...
• 25 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Cardinal Rouco Varela, President of the Bishops' Conference, issues an alert on the risk of a breakdown in the nation's peaceful co-existence, and on the responsibility and moral demands in the face of the economic crisis. Study of the document: “The current relevance of the mission ad gentes in Spain” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, in Madrid, the 92nd Plenary Assembly of the Spanish Conference of Bishops (CEE) began. The Assembly will last until Friday, November 28. Among the topics of discussion is the study a ...
• 21 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The Heart of Jesus opens us the way to the mission, to become missionaries wherever we are.” The Archdiocese of Toledo prepares to renew its Consecration to the Heart of Jesus this Sunday. Toledo (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, November 23, Solemnity of Christ the King, the Archdiocese of Toledo (Spain) will renew its consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a Mass in the Cathedral, presided by the Ar ...
• 19 November 2008
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - “Religions are aware that talking of war in God’s name is meaningless and blasphemous. They are convinced a better humanity will never come from violence and terrorism. They do not share the pessimistic belief in the inevitable clash of religions and civilizations.” The appeal made at the close of the XXII “Men and Religion” Meeting organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio in Cyprus Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “We are at a difficult point in history. Many certainties are shaken by the economic crisis that has seized our world. Many people are pessimistic about the future. Richer countries focus on prot ...
• 17 November 2008
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - “The Civilization of Peace: Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue”: 22nd Meeting of Prayer for Peace promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio and the Orthodox Church of Cyprus Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 22nd International Meeting “Men and Religion,” promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio together with the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, on the theme “The Civilization of Peace: Faiths and ...
• 14 November 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Reactions of the Catholic world to the Court of Cassation's authorization of Eluana Englaro's removal from life support Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Court of Cassation has decided to confirm the interruption of the life support being received by Eluana Englaro, who has been in a vegetative state for 16 years. The event has provoked certai ...
• 12 November 2008
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Two Jesuits killed in Moscow buried in their native countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The lifeless bodies of Fr. Otto Messmer and Fr. Victor Betancourt, Jesuits, were found on the afternoon of October 28, in their home in Moscow (see Fides 31/10/2008). According to a report releas ...
• 6 November 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Franciscan Missionary,” providing missionary formation services for 75 years Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Franciscan Missionary,” the magazine published by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, turns 75. Begun in Assisi, the magazine has played an important role in formation for the missions. ...
• 6 November 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Book on the theology and mission of Saint Paul published by the Catholic weekly “Niedzela” sells 180,000 copies Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – For the Year of St. Paul, the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely read magazine in Poland with headquarters in Czestochowa, has published another book within their serie ...
• 4 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - PMS Youth Council participates in the Youth Ministry Forum, to analyze the situation over the past 50 years and challenges for the future Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – November 7-9, the Municipal Palace of Congresses in Madrid will host the Youth Ministry Forum, which will be attended by over 2,000 young people from all over Spain. The event is being organize ...
• 31 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish missionary severely wounded by a bomb blast in the Democratic Republic of Congo Burgos (Agenzia Fides) – According to information provided by the Missions Delegation of Burgos, Sister Maria Presentacion Lopez Vivar, a Spanish missionary from Burgos (Spain), was hit in a bomb that exploded in Rutsh ...
• 31 October 2008
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Two Jesuit priests killed in Moscow Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 25 October, Father Victor Betancourt, an Ecuadorian Jesuit working in the St. Thomas Philosophical, Theological and Historical Institute in Moscow, was killed in his home. Two days la ...