Europe

• 15 October 2005
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Lyon archdiocese opens Year of Mission Lyon (Fides Service) - With a solemn concelebration of Mass on 14 October in St John Baptist Cathedral in Lyon the Year of Mission in France was officially opened. The Mass was presided by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin arch ...
• 14 October 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The spirit of solidarity which is born and is fed in the Eucharist leads us to mission : theme for Mission Sunday in Portugal a few days before 3rd International Congress New Evangelisation ICNE Lisbon (Fides Service) - In the context of the Year of the Eucharist and inspired by Pope John Paul II’s Mission Sunday Message for this year, “Mission: bread broken for the life of the world”, to underline the spi ...
• 14 October 2005
  EUROPE/GT BRITAIN - Leaders of 6 main faith groups in Britain issue Open letter warning about proposed change in law to allow euthanasia. The so called ‘right to die’ would inexorably become the ‘duty to die’ London (Fides Service) - In an unprecedented move, nine leading figures from the six major faith groups in the UK published an open letter - signed by them all - that will be sent to all members of both Houses of Parliam ...
• 13 October 2005
  EUROPE/IRELAND - “Witnesses to the faith”: Fourteen Irish missionaries representative of bishops, priests, sisters, brothers, laity whose blood was shed on foreign soil will be commemorated during Mission Month and on Mission Sunday Dublin (Fides Service) - The official launch of October as Mission Month took place at Maheramore, Wicklow on 1st October. A call to prayer was followed by a pilgrimage walk to the beach where a boat was blessed. Two re ...
• 12 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Young people and the Eucharist: “It is important to find a way to lead people to Christ. People long to experience the presence of God in the consecrated Bread” Rome (Fides Service) - We give some of the testimonials presented during the recent Meeting of Adoration Groups in Rome and Rome’s city mission, Jesus at the City Centre. “For me the Eucharist has always been impo ...
• 12 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The Year of the Eucharist was one of the last gifts God gave his Church through John Paul II”: with priestly ordinations on the Feast of Our Lady of Pilar Getafe diocese marks the closing of the Year of the Eucharist Getafe (Fides Service) - Getafe diocese in Spain has organised a series of celebrations to accompany the closing of the special Year of the Eucharist of which the most important is a Mass with priestly ordinations today, ...
• 11 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Anthropological aspects, Satanism and esotericism in the world of youth, biblical, historical theological, pastoral, spiritual, liturgical and scientific aspects: 2nd course on “exorcism and Satanism” Pontifical College Regina Apostolorum Rome (Fides Service) - Thursday 13 October 2005, 8.30 to 12.15 am at the Regina Apostolorum College there will be the first lesson of ‘Exorcism and prayer of liberation Course 2’ . Satanism aims to create confusion ...
• 11 October 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Initiatives and publications for Adoration and Celebration of the Eucharist and to encourage liturgy of ‘beauty’ also after the Year of the Eucharist Bonn (Fides Service) - One of many initiatives in Catholic dioceses all over Germany in response to a call by the German Bishops’ Conference to mark the Year of the Eucharist, (pastoral letters, homilies, Hours of Ador ...
• 10 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Numerous activities to celebrate World Mission Sunday. Spain has 17,515 missionaries working all over the world to break the bread of the Word and the Eucharist Madrid (Fides Service) - “I think Mission Sunday this year will help us understand the authentic sense of mission and certainly lead many in different walks of life to do their best to make their life a mission” said ...
• 7 October 2005
  EUROPE/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - Ten years after Dayton Peace Agreement: Caritas Bosnia Herzegovina backed by Caritas Europe organises Meeting on Social Situation Sarajevo (Fides Service) - Although the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on 20 December 1995 left certain matters unsettled it did put an end to the most bloody war in Europe since 1945. Ten years on Catholics, Orthodox Chr ...
• 7 October 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Children Can Do It”: Peru chosen as ‘symbol country’ for ‘Sternsingers’ 48th annual campaign Aachen (Fides Service) - For the 48th year running in Advent and the Christmas Season up to January 6, Holy Childhood missionary children known in Germany as Sternsinger will be knocking on doors all over the country co ...
• 7 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Young people and the Eucharist: 2nd international meeting of Adoration Groups draws to a close Rome (Fides Service) - “This year I went to World Youth Day in Cologne and while there I met young members of a Venite Adoremus group and was deeply impressed by their inner joy and peace so I came to Rome to take part ...
• 6 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - In profound communion with the universal Church national president of Spain’s Night Adoration Groups assures prayers for fruitful Synod of Bishops in Rome Madrid (Fides Service) - Pedro García Mendoza, President of the National Council of Night Adoration Groups has assured the Bishops of the world gathered for their Synod in the Vatican the prayers of 25,000 active and h ...
• 6 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionaries “witnesses of hope”: Pontifical Mission Societies material for World Mission Sunday 2005 and mission formation itinerary for 2005/2006 Rome (Fides Service) - Hope is the underlying theme of material distributed by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy for the missionary month of October which culminates with Mission Sunday on 23 October and for the ...
• 6 October 2005
  EUROPA/ALBANIA - First Albanese Orionino priest since the fall of Communism Elbasan (Fides Service) - Bishop Hil Kabashi apostolic administrator of southern Albania ordained Fr Dorian Maestri the first Albanian member of the Congregation founded by St Luigi Orione (Piccola Opera della Divina Pro ...