Europe

• 31 August 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone to preside inauguration of new Academic Year at Pontifical Salesian University Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Salesian University is preparing to begin its activity for the academic year 2006-2007. At present the Faculty of Christian and Classical Letters is offering courses in Italian, Lati ...
• 28 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Next event in Jesuit Jubilee year: Monday 31 July 450th anniversary of the death of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Loyola (Agenzia Fides) - This year the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola on 31 July falls in a special Jesuit Jubilee Year celebrated by the Society of Jesus all over the world to honour St Ignatius the Founder on the 45 ...
• 28 July 2006
  EUROPE - Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe object to EU funding of research which implies directly or indirectly the destruction of human embryos Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Europe Set Back For The Protection Of Embryos: The European Union Faces A Major Bioethical Challenge” is the title of a statement issued 27 by the Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference ...
• 27 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Family associations encourage objection of conscience to protest against teaching in school of Citizen Education fearing indoctrination of children Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Family associations in Spain are concerned that Citizen Education soon to be compulsory subject in schools will mean government ‘indoctrination’ of children". They are preparing a Guide to Ob ...
• 27 July 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Where is Europe going? Culture, peoples, institutions": September Symposium for European University Teachers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Where is Europe going ? Culture, peoples, institutions" is the theme of the 5th Symposium for European University Teachers to be held in Rome starting 28 September at the Vicariate of Rome. The e ...
• 26 July 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - In Assisi 4th national week of missionary formation and spirituality: “Narrators of Hope in the World” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - At least 130 pastoral workers, priests, missionaries and active lay adults and young people have signed up for the traditional national week of missionary formation and spirituality to be held in A ...
• 24 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - On line Dictionary of Religious Words: Christian words and terms once so familiar now unknown to many Canary Islands (Agenzia Fides) - The web site of the Spanish diocese of Islas Canarias Canary Islands has an interesting new feature, Vocabulario de las Palabras Religosas, a Religious Dictionary compiled by Salesian Fat ...
• 22 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish Bishops rally Catholics to join the Pope in prayer "Let’s cross the frontier of our passivity and insensitivity to immerse ourselves in the grief and suffering of so many of our brothers and sisters, and join the day of prayer and penance " Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Spain endorse the Pope’s call for a Day of Prayer and Penance on Sunday 23 July to obtain from God the gift of peace in the Middle East for peace. Cardinal Antonio María Rouco R ...
• 22 July 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Spanish born Fr Manuel Cortes elected Superior General of the Society of Mary, Marianists Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 July the delegates of the Society of Mary (Marianists), holding a general Chapter in Rome, elected Fr Manuel Cortés their 15th Superior general. Fr Cortes was born in Valencia, Spain, in 19 ...
• 19 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pontifical Mission Societies Spain organise numerous initiatives for a ‘Missionary Summer’ to awaken mission spirit in children and young people Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain organise numerous Summer activities with a view to mission animation for children and young people. For example Holy Childhood office in Orihuela-Alica ...
• 18 July 2006
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - New World Hunger Series reports on under-nourishment and learning: 100 million school-aged children don’t go to school because their parents are too poor Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - WFP has released the first edition of its new World Hunger Series, an annual publication which will focus on hunger and practical strategies to end it. This inaugural edition examines the relati ...
• 18 July 2006
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Presence of Islam in Europe, freedom of press and respect for religions, ecumenical matters, focus of annual meeting for media officers and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe Maynooth (Agenzia Fides) - The Media Officers and Spokespersons of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences are set to meet in Maynooth (Ireland) from 20-23 July 2006. The 35 participants will come from 23 countries: Austria, B ...
• 17 July 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Summer formation time for young people with Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The MGC Youth Building Movement of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI has planned numerous formation initiatives for this Summer 2006. To start with, National Courses 17 -22 July at the ...
• 17 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Saint Francis Xavier and Mission in the 21st Century": 59th Missiology Week starts in Burgos as part of celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the birth of the patron saint of the missions Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - ‘Saint Francis Xavier and Mission in the 21st Century’ is the theme of the 59th Missiology Week which starts today 17 July in Burgos, Spain. The 5 day event, part of celebrations for the 500t ...
• 14 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops thank Pope Benedict XVI for his visit to Valencia which “confirmed Catholics in the faith and filled them with joy”. Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish Bishops wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI to thank him for travelling to Spain to close the 5th World Meeting of Families. They said his visit “confirmed Catholics in the faith an ...