Europe

• 26 October 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Volunteer Mission Day promoted by 51 NGOs Aveiro (Agenzia Fides) - "Communicating 2015” is the slogan of Volunteer Mission Day to be celebrated on Sunday 28 October in Aveiro, Portugal organised by an association of 51 of Portuguese NGOs active in the field of ...
• 25 October 2007
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - Saturday 27 October at 4pm Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow, Ordination of new Catholic Archbishop of Mother of God diocese in Moscow Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “With trepidation I learned of the Holy Father's decision to appoint Rev Paolo Pezzi Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Mother of God archdiocese in Moscow. With my confreres of the Fraternity of ...
• 24 October 2007
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Pontifical Mission Societies close Missionary Month with a concelebration of the Eucharist, some guests from mission territories Eichstätt (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn concelebration of Mass in Eichstätt Cathedral , the Pontifical Mission Societies Germany - missio - will conclude on Sunday 28 October the Month of Mission. With the motto “G ...
• 24 October 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - Mission Workshops : Educating to mission in schools Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Education to Mission” is the principal theme of “Mission Workshops” being held in Czestochowa during Mission Week, 21-28 October. Participants include priests, men and women religio ...
• 24 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “From Naples we can say, stronger than before, that anyone who uses the name of God to hate the other, to practice violence, or to wage war, is cursing the name of God ”: International Meeting Men and Religions concludes with Appeal for Peace Naples(Agenzia Fides) - “ Men and women of different religions, from many parts of the world, we have gathered here in Naples to forge bonds of brotherhood, and call to God for the great gift of peace. The name of God ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/UNITED KINGDOM - Coalition of European and American NGOs denounce the Conference 'Women Deliver' for manipulation and deceit “instead of a Conference on life it was a Conference to promote death” London (Agenzia Fides) - The Conference 'Women Deliver' held in London 18-20 October has been denounced by a Coalition of European and American NGOs for sectarianism manipulation and deceit, according to a statement sent ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND -5th Week for Christian Culture opens in Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On Mission Sunday, 21 October, the 5th Week for Christian Culture 21-28 October was opened in Czestochowa, Poland. The initiative is sponsored by metropolitan Archbishop of Czestochowa, Arch ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - New goal for the Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII: Rev Oreste Benzi inaugurates first Family Home in Sardinia Sennori (Agenzia Fides) - The Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII has been present in Sardinia for about 9 years. In this period has opened the Cooperativa Sociale San Damiano which cares for 20 adults with physic ...
• 22 October 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Born to evangelise”: bi-centenary of Saint Antonio Maria Claret, a great apostle who undertook marvellous missionary work in his life Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrations to mark the bi-centenary of the birth of Saint Anthony Maria Claret, were officially opened 20 and 21 October in Sallent, Barcelona (Spain). The Claretian year will close in the S ...
• 22 October 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Miguel Esser, from Chile, is the new international director of the Don Orione International Lay Movement MLO Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Miguel Esser, from Chile has been elected the new president of the Don Orione International Lay Movement MLO. The new president was elected in Madrid during an MLO meeting for general coordinat ...
• 22 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “We are fighting with you to free you from slavery ”: Catholic Women religious confirm commitment to fight trafficking in human persons Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “We wish to say to victims of human trafficking, women and children especially, we are on your side, you are no longer alone. We are fighting to free you from slavery”. This was stated by the pa ...
• 19 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Meetings, events and a video illustrate World Mission Sunday contents Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church is missionary because it walks in step with humanity” says Rev Denis Kibangu Malanda in a video “All the Churches for all the World ” produced by Missio - Pontifical Mission Soc ...
• 18 October 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - World Mission Sunday: “We want to help all the faithful live the month of mission intensely and make the whole year, a time for mission without frontiers " Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Portugal has distributed a Handbook for October Mission Month 2007 prepared with the help of various missionary institutes in view of th ...
• 17 October 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The best news we can announce is that Jesus Christ is risen and he is here in our midst”: World Mission Sunday is an opportunity to encourage people to seek true and authentic happiness in the faith Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "May we live this Mission Sunday on 21 October for which we have prepared all through the month, looking towards Christ who looks at us as He looked at Thomas so we may experience the happiness o ...
• 15 October 2007
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Popular Mission animated by OMI missionaries at Drobeta Turnu Severin; Saturday 20 mission prayer vigil Drobeta Turnu Severin (Agenzia Fides) - Every time a Christian community goes beyond the door of its church to bear witness in word and deed to the love of God, it is on mission. This activity in keeping with the very na ...