Europe

• 14 December 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - Czestochowa archdiocesan Pontifical Society Missionary Childhood pilgrimage to mark 150th anniversary of the PMS in Poland and 50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei Donum Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 15 December Czestochowa archdiocese will hold a Pontifical Society Missionary Childhood pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Pajęczno (Czestochowa) to mark 150th anniversar ...
• 13 December 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "The Church in Spain and Immigrants": theological-pastoral reflection and practical guidelines for pastoral care of immigrants Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The president of the Spanish Bishops' Commission for Migration, Bishop José Sánchez, yesterday presented a theological pastoral statement "The Church in Spain and Immigrants ", which offers a t ...
• 11 December 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops Pro-Life and Family Day message: "Only a Christian family with a strong identity can hand on the faith and be a shining sign of truth, goodness and beauty” 30 December demonstration and Papal TV Message Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "Our homeland is in heaven" is the title of a Message issued by the Spanish Bishops' Commission for the Family and Life in view of the Pro-Life and Family Day on 30 December. The Bishops expl ...
• 10 December 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - A hundred million children have no access to basic education: for 20 years education has been a tool of social change for Salesian NGO Youth for the Third World JTM Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "You think things in the world can change, we know they can", and as part of a new campaign "Education, tool for social change", the Salesian NGO “Youth Third World” (JTM) in ...
• 5 December 2007
  EUROPE - Augustinian Recollects Vocation Year to promote a culture of vocations begins today; activities all over the world Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Augustinian Recollects Vocation Year AVAR 2008 announced by Prior General, Fr. Javier Guerra Ayala begins today 5 December. The aim is to diffuse the Augustinian charisma, promote and spread of ...
• 4 December 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Service of tele-translation for foreigners at hospitals in the Canary Islands Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Canary Islands health service plans to provide a new tele-translation service in the Island's 8 hospitals and 31 clinics to communicate with patients in 49 languages. This new service offered b ...
• 4 December 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - Towards the Synod in October and the Year of St Paul: “The Bible in the Family” Niedziela Catholic weekly offers monthly 'gift' to priests for the Christmas blessings of homes Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for the Synod on the Word of God to be held in October 2008 in Rome, and on the occasion of the Year of St Paul, Czestochowa based Niedziela Catholic weekly is promoting a " B ...
• 3 December 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Cooperators and members of Opus Dei in Denmark, in Lebanon and Galicia activate local versions of the Opus Dei web site Rome (Agenzia Fides) - With Danish, Arab and Galician, the number of languages in which Opus Dei offers information on the reality and news of Church reality represented by Opus Dei is now 27. In fact the net offers 61 c ...
• 30 November 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Twelve associations stage abortion protest in front of the health ministry in Madrid Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - At 6.30pm this evening twelve associations will gather in front of the ministry of health in Madrid to call the government and parliament to guarantee rigorous obedience to the laws with regard t ...
• 30 November 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Let us welcome Jesus into the world!” national Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood promotes Christmas Novena Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us welcome Jesus into the world!” is the title of a Christmas Novena prepared by the national office of the Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood in Italy. From 16 December a daily ...
• 29 November 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - International Symposium on Catholic Social Doctrine reflects on new needs of integral development in new world scenarios Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - An International Symposium on Catholic Social Doctrine organised by the Spanish Bishops' Commission for Social Pastoral care will be held at the Paul VI Foundation in Madrid 30 November and 1 Dec ...
• 29 November 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “I am working myself out of my job: I want to make sure women are no longer reduced to slavery:” a staff member of the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII tells Fides Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “We are really grateful to Pope Benedict XVI for including a powerful appeal for an end to slavery in his Message for the next World Day for Migrants and Refugees ” said Gianpiero Cofano of the ...
• 28 November 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Abortion now the main cause of death in Spain Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion is now the main cause of death in Spain" says Eduardo Hertfelder - President of the Spanish Family Policy Institute (IPF) - in the presentation of a report "Abortion in Spain: 21 years ...
• 27 November 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - On the feast of Christ the King, the archdiocese of Czestochowa sends another of its priests on mission to Papua New Guinea Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 25 November, the feast of Christ the King, the archdiocese of Czestochowa, held a mission sending ceremony for one of its priests Fr Michał Pabiańczyk, who is about to de ...
• 27 November 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops approve Pastoral Letter for 40th anniversary of Populorum Progressio and 20th of Sollicitudo Rei sociali and document on Migration Pastoral Care, and establish annual Day for Life on 25 March Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "That they may have life in abundance" is the title of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Bishops of Spain at the end of a plenary assembly held 19-22 November on the occasion of the 40th anniversar ...