Europe

• 7 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Plenary Indulgence granted during the Year of St. Paul to pilgrims visiting the Church of San Paolo alla Regola, the Apostle’s first residence in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the context of the Year of Saint Paul, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, with a Decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary issued on September 23, 2008, has granted the Church of San Paolo alla Regola ...
• 2 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Always safeguard the value of human life, even the lives of criminals and murderers Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The III International Congress “No justice without life,” organized by the Community of Saint Egidio on the theme: “From Moratorium to the Abolition of Capital Punishment,” took place on ...
• 29 September 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Bishops of Portuguese-speaking countries in China are worried about the rise in human trafficking and the problems related to globalization, and call for a greater missionary spirit in dormant consciences. Macao (Agenzia Fides) – In their Final Statement after the Meeting of Bishops of Portuguese-speaking churches, which took place in Macao (China) (see Fides 23/9/2008), the Bishops who had participated showed their conc ...
• 26 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday, October 26, Diocese of Rome will take a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Paul, led by Vicar Cardinal Agostino Vallini: “we will pray for ourselves and our Church, that we may receive the gift of a joyful and courageous faith.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Rome’s pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle Paul, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 26. There will be a Mass preside ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Right to Life” platform group formed to fight law proposed by the government: “a fight to save human lives and for the survival of our society” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, HazteOir presented the platform group “Derecho a vivir” (“Right to Life”) in Madrid. The group has been formed in order to fight against the approval of the abortion la ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - “For me, my life is Christ” was the theme of the pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Jasna Gora, organized by the Catholic magazine “Niedzela” for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “For me, my life is Christ” (Phil. 1:21): these words of Saint Paul served as the main theme for the pilgrimage to Jasna Gora, home of the National Shrine to the Black Madonna of Czest ...
• 23 September 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Portuguese-speaking churches across the world meet in China, to foster mutual understanding, establish fraternal bonds, and encourage the missionary spirit Macao (Agenzia Fides) – The Presidents of the Bishops Conferences and local Bishops of Portuguese-speaking nations (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Macao, Mozambique, Portugal, Santo Tome, and Timor) will meet in M ...
• 16 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Freeing Women from Trafficking” Conference says that all European countries should join in the fight against trafficking in human persons Verona (Agencia Fides) - The issue of trafficking among women and other human persons is a complex matter, one that cannot be responded to in a partial or fragmentary manner. An agreement needs to be reached on a contin ...
• 15 September 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 19th Marian Day for the Family: “Society has the grave responsibility of supporting the family and its foundation, which is the truth about marriage as a lifelong indissoluble union between a man and a woman, rooted in love and open to life.” Huesca (Agenzia Fides) – Families from all over Spain participated in the 19th Marian Day for the Family, an event held at the Marian Shrine of Torreciudad (Huesca) on September 14. This year, the theme was: “The fam ...
• 12 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - Palermo: It’s not about being God’s competitor, but about living in His Hands, on His Providence, His Charity, and His Mercy - a visit to Brother Biagio Conte, founder of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 6) Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Palermo. Foundation of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” I’m with Brother Biagio in his tiny office where people of all nations enter and exit. It is not a chaos. Here, everybody knows wha ...
• 12 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Lay Franciscan missionaries “Ad gentes”: 10th anniversary of the foundation of the CemiOfs of Italia Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In just a decade, the missionary projects have grown and developed, and at the same time so has the number of lay people and families dedicated to the mission ad gentes. These are the fruits of t ...
• 11 September 2008
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Paris awaits the visit of Benedict XVI: prayer vigil on Friday night for 10,000 youth who will pray to the Virgin Mary and invoke the Holy Spirit Paris (Agenzia Fides) – The French capital city is placing the finishing touches on preparations for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled to arrive September 12 at 11am at the Orly Airport. There to receive him ...
• 11 September 2008
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Pope Benedict XVI on pilgrimage to Lourdes, “site for a silent evangelization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – September 12 – 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make an Apostolic Journey to France, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lou ...
• 10 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The ends of the earth have now reached our front door. At the foot of an immense Cross standing on the old industrial road in Palermo: to be a missionary. (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 5) Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Sicily. Palermo. I’ve been here for two days. Formal meetings. Talking. Listening. Understanding and then listening some more. The questions are about as useless as the answers. Whoever wa ...
• 9 September 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Working against the amplification of the law on abortion: “trying to blind public conscience by law would imply setbacks with incalculable destructive consequences in the loss of human lives.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “The government is saying that is hopes to proclaim ‘the best abortion law possible.’ This is a mockery. By now, even the least studied person is capable of realizing that voluntary abort ...