Europe
31 March 2006
EUROPA/RUSSIA - Every year in Russia 26,000 people die of TB
Rome (Fides Service) - Every year in Russia 26,000 people die of TB and 110,000 new cases are registered. Russia is 12th on the list of the world’s 22 countries with high infection levels. The most affected are India, ...
29 March 2006
EUROPE/BELGIUM - European Religious Meeting to pray for peace and discuss role of men and women Religious in new Europe ‘under construction’
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - To show that Europe is built not only on political, economic, juridical, social and financial foundations but also taking into consideration religion, the Commission of the European Bishops’ ...
28 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - To retrace the steps of Pope John Paul who died in Rome a year ago, Italian and Polish military, civilian and disabled athletes will carry The Lolek Flame from his tomb in St Peter’s in Rome on to the Marian shrine in Loreto and home to Krakow in Poland
Rome (Fides Service) - To mark the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II The Lolek Flame will be symbolically lit at the tomb of the Pope in the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica on 28 March and then carried b ...
23 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - International conference on “Women Theologians: in what Europe?” To promote a fruitful inter-weaving of religious freedom and the secular state
Rome (Fides Service) - “Women Theologians: in what Europe?” is the title of an international conference 30 March - 1 April 2006 promoted by Coordinamento Teologhe Italiane CTI and sponsored by the Presidency of the ...
23 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Monumenta Liturgica Concilii Tridentini collection of six volumes at the service of liturgy
Rome (Fides Service) - Six volumes “Monumenta Liturgica Concilii Tridentini” contain the work of research undertaken by the late Rev Achille Triaca and rev. Manlio Sodi who teaches at the Salesian University in Rome. ...
23 March 2006
EUROPE/GERMANY - Pro-Life Week: “entrusted to us from the beginning: life starts before birth”
Berlin (Fides Service) - “Entrusted to us from the beginning: life starts before birth”. This is the theme of a Pro-Life Week to be held in Germany from 29 April to 6 May. The initiative organised by the German Bisho ...
22 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Society for African Missions convokes general assembly
Rome (Fides Service)- “This year will be the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Society for African Missions. The General Assembly to be held a few months after the celebration of the event will be a special mome ...
22 March 2006
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Plenary meeting of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community: striving to consolidate dialogue between cultures and religions in the European Union
Brussels (Fides Service) - A three day Plenary meeting of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community COMECE opens today 23 March in Brussels Belgium. Among the topics for discussion how to consoli ...
21 March 2006
EUROPE/GERMANY - Children’s Bible on line in Arabic, Chinese and Turkish
Königstein (Fides Service) - A popular Children’s Bible produced some years ago by Aid to the Church in Need is now available on line in Arabic, Chinese and Turkish and fifteen other languages. Aid to the Church in Ne ...
17 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Saturday 18 March beatification of Carmelite nun Sr Elia di San Clemente, first Blessed for Bari: “my life is Love, believing in Love is a possibility God gives everyone”
Bari (Fides Service) - Saturday 18 March at 6.30pm in Bari Cathedral with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI there will be the beatification of Carmelite Sr Elia di San Clemente (1901-1927). The Mass will be presided by t ...
17 March 2006
EUROPE/FRANCE - 2005 Report on Anti-Christian Persecution in the World issued by Aid to the Church in Need French section
Rome (Fides Service) - Today in many parts of the world Christians are persecuted and denied the most fundamental of human rights, freedom of conscience. To inform people about situation of Christians in the world and re ...
17 March 2006
EUROPE/GERMANY - “On the ball” Church in Germany plans various initiatives alongside FIFA World Cup Championship 2006
Mainz (Fides) - When Germany hosts the FIFA World Cup this year from 9 June to 9 July, the Church in Germany will be ‘on the ball’ with a series of initiatives. A special web site www.kirche-am-ball.de has been open ...
16 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Now also in Italy Semper Altius Foundation: charity which transforms, for formation, education and development among the poorest of the poor
Rome (Fides Service) - Semper Altius Foundation started by the Legionaries of Christ has begun to operate also in Italy. Its mission is to transform the life of the poor with a service of education, healthcare and develo ...
16 March 2006
EUROPE/SPAIN - Interview with Fr Justo Lacunza-Balda, rector of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, moderator at “2nd International Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace” in Seville
Rome (Fides Service) - The 2nd International Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace will be held in Spain in Seville 19 - 22 March. The Meeting is organised by the Hommes du Parole Foundation which aims to use human spe ...
16 March 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - John Paul II beatification and canonisation process: official monthly newsletter Totus Tuus
Rome (Fides Service) - The cause for the beatification and canonisation of the Servant of God John Paul II has its own official monthly publication Totus Tuus issued by the Vicariate of Rome. The cause for the beatifica ...
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