Europe

• 27 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Patriarch of Lisbon takes Message of Pope Benedict XVI as a guide for ‘living Lent with the Eucharist and Charity’ Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon José da Cruz Policarpo, took Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten Message 2007 as a guide for a series of suggestions for living this Liturgical Season in preparation fo ...
• 23 February 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Latin America Day “as lively as ever Spanish Church’s concern for evangelisation in America: 800 of the 898 Spanish diocesan priests presently on mission serve in America Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - For the Church in Spain the first Sunday in March (this year March 4) is Latin America Day promoted by the Spanish Bishops’ Commission for Missions and Cooperation among Churches to recall the ...
• 23 February 2007
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Mixed Marriages and the Family in Europe : Annual Meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of South-East Europe Oradea (Agenzia Fides) - From 1st to 4th March 2007, the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of South-East Europe will meet for the seventh time in Oradea (Romania), along with a group of experts. Seven bish ...
• 22 February 2007
  EUROPE/SCOTLAND - Catholic Bishop of Paisley calls for action to protect the religious freedom of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom Paisley (Agenzia Fides) - In a Pastoral Letter read out at all Masses in the Diocese of Paisley on Sunday (18 February 2007) Bishop Philip Tartaglia called for action to protect "the religious freedom of the Catholic Chu ...
• 21 February 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Meeting for diocesan and regional Holy Childhood delegates. National Holy Childhood Meeting in June Rome (Fides Service) - “Jesus is Risen: Mission has Started” is the title of a three day meeting for diocesan and regional Holy Childhood delegates next month in Rome from 2 to 4 March. The Meeting is an annual event ...
• 20 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco proposes two targets for Lenten offerings a seminary in Guinea Bissau and a parish at home Portalegre (Fides Service)- Bishop José Francisco Sanchez Alves of Portalegre-Castelo Branco diocese in Portugal has identified two important targets for Lenten saving and sacrifices, one in Guinea Bissau and the other ...
• 20 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “The Way to Easter”: diocesan youth pastoral office launches programme to help young people live a fruitful Lent also vie the Internet Coimbra (Fides Service) - "You are the Son of the Living God" is the theme of a Lenten Way to Easter proposed to young Catholics by the Youth Pastoral Office of the diocese of Coimbra in Portugal. The theme taken from th ...
• 19 February 2007
  EUROPE/RUMANIA - Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate prepare for 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly Bucharest (Fides Service) - In the Rumanian Transylvanian city of Sibiu, consecrated European Culture Capital 2007, the 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly EEA3 will be held from 4 to 9 September. Theses religious cultural ...
• 19 February 2007
  EUROPA/SPAIN - UCAM Catholic University in Murcia promotes school of formation for members of Confraternities Murcia (Fides Service) - UCAM Catholic University in Murcia is promoting formation courses for members of Confraternities taking part in Murcia Holy Week. The news was announced by the rector of the college José Luis M ...
• 17 February 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Where is Europe heading? Christians, value and hope for the future”: 4th Europe-Mediterranean FIAC meeting discusses evangelisation on the ‘old’ continent Madrid (Fides Service) - From 1 to 4 March in Madrid there will be the 4th Europe-Mediterranean Meeting of the Catholic Action International Forum with the title “Where is Europe Heading? Christians, value and hope for ...
• 17 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “The Church will continue to be faithful to her mission to announce the Gospel of Life and denounce any attack on life” say Catholic Bishops at the end of special meeting to discuss abortion referendum outcome Fatima (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Portugal held a special assembly in Fatima on 16 February in Fatima to discuss the results of the referendum 11 February which drew a yes vote to legalise abortion up to t ...
• 16 February 2007
  EUROPA/SPAIN - “We are on our way to our destinies starting from a convinced experience of God’s presence and with a new mission mandate for every member of the Fraternity”: conclusions of Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity General Congress Loeches (Fides Service) - “We are on our way to our destinies starting from a convinced experience of God’s presence and with a new mission mandate for every member of the Fraternity” Teresa Rodríguez, a member of ...
• 14 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Referendum draws ‘yes’ to depenalise abortion: the country’s Catholic Bishops call special Meeting to analyse the results Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Portugal will hold a special meeting 16 February to analyse the results of the referendum on the abortion on Sunday February 11. Abortion won but it will not be binding si ...
• 13 February 2007
  EUROPE/GERMANY - On the way to 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly, third stop at the town where Luther started the Reformation Wittenberg (Agenzia Fides) - One hundred and fifty delegates from churches, Bishops’ conferences, ecumenical organisations, communities and movements will meet from 15-18 February 2007 in the city of Wittenberg (German ...
• 12 February 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - The culture of communications and its challenges: Daughters of St Paul Sisters hold a study day Rome (Fides Service) - To study and promote a progressive programme/path for the study of communications a group of forty women religious, Daughters of St Paul DSP from various different countries are in Rome to take par ...