Europe

• 26 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The family has far greater validity than mere juridical recognition. Today we are all responsible for the future of the future says Vice president of the Spanish Family Forum Benigno Blanco Madrid (Fides Service) - Benigno Blanco Jurist and vice president of the Spanish Family Forum FEF illustrates the situation in Spain with regard to the serious threats to marriage and the family posed by the approval of ...
• 25 July 2005
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Mobility can save and aid”: “Christopher 2005” donations of one cent for every kilometre travelled safely will purchase a means of transport for the missions Vienna (Fides Service-) - Every year on 24 July the feast day of St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, Austrian Catholics are asked to donate one cent for every kilometre travelled safely in order to purchase a mea ...
• 23 July 2005
  EUROPE/CROATIA - Council of European Bishops' Conferences in Zagreb examines Europe, Ecumenism and Dialogue with Islam of Meeting Zagabria (Fides Service) - The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), the body comprising the continent’s 34 Conferences, met in Zagreb from 17-21 July. The CCEE Presidency planned the CCEE ...
• 22 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Young people are not indifferent to the Gospel they realise it helps them mature in their human experience which is a call to happiness in Christ. This Summer almost 11,000 young men and women will take part in annual mission initiatives or travel to mission countries” says national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Madrid (Fides Service) - At this difficult time Spain must be more united in efforts to regenerate society. We must “rediscover the meaning of life lifting our eyes to see what transcends life while keeping our feet on ...
• 21 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “They seem to want to impose the principle that any personal life style may be made a public institution” Benigno Blanco told Fides after Canada approves same sex “marriage” Madrid (Fides Service) - “What is happening in many parts of the world is a syndrome of our day as absolute relativism establishes its reign in more and more consciences in the West and people no longer know the truth ...
• 20 July 2005
  EUROPA/SPAIN - Spain will send about 50,000 young people and 47 Bishops to World Youth Day celebrations in Germany: from 15 August see WYD pilgrim’s diary on Spanish Bishops’ Conference official web site Madrid (Fides Service) - The Commission for Lay Apostolate of the Spanish Bishops Conference estimates that about 50,000 young people will travel from Spain to Cologne in Germany to take part in the 20th World Youth day ...
• 19 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “We cannot just passively accept such a serious attack on our traditions and our way of life”: Bishops of Spain defend authentic marriage and the family for the good of the nation and society Madrid (Fides Service) - Since the Spanish parliament approved amendments to the law to allow homosexual couples to “marry" and adopt children and to make divorce proceedings “express” the Catholic Bishops of Spain ...
• 19 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionaries “Men and Women of Hope”: Italian national Pontifical Mission Societies issue theme and material for World Mission Sunday 23 October 2005 Rome (Fides Service) - “Men and Women of Hope” is the slogan for Mission Sunday 23 October 2005chosen by the Italian National office for the Pontifical Mission Societies. Material prepared by the national office to i ...
• 18 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Under the banner of Eugene de Mazenod OMI Missionaries accompany young people to Cologne for 20th World Youth Day Rome (Fides Service) - On August 10 six buses will carry 300 young Italian boys and girls aged 16-29 connected with the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate to the German village of Hünfeld to take part in days of pre ...
• 18 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Association of Catholic Doctors in Italy remembers murdered Bishop Luigi Locati, an exemplary priest, bishop and missionary who honoured the diocese of Vercelli Rome (Fides Service) - Deeply saddened by the tragic assassination of Bishop Luigi Locati, Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo in Kenya who was orginally from Vercelli in Italy, Italy’s Association of Catholic Doctors based in V ...
• 15 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Now that the Spanish parliament has recognised same sex unions and equalled them to marriage, the country’s Bishops say Spanish Catholics will continue to fight for authentic marriage and the family Madrid (Fides Service) - Now that the Spanish parliament has recognised same sex unions and equalled them to marriage, the country’s Bishops warn of the disastrous consequences for Spain and the rest of the world. In a ...
• 15 July 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Aspects of Christ: representations of Christ from late Middle Ages to the 20th century art exhibition on the occasion of 20th World Youth Day in Cologne Cologne (Fides Service) - One of the special cultural initiatives organised on the occasion of the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne Germany 11 to 21 August 2005) will be an exhibition of paintings “Aspects of Christ: r ...
• 14 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Make religious communities places of hospitality and listening, interpret situations with a spirit of the Gospel, undertake new commitments to help exploited women: objectives and prospects for new general government of the Consolata Missionary Sisters Rome (Fides Service) - The point of departure for the 9th general chapter of the Consolata Missionary sisters held in São Paulo in Brasile in May (see Fides 24/5/2005) was to define the characteristics of “the Consecr ...
• 13 July 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - 2004 Aid to the Church in Need funds almost 6000 pastoral projects all over the world: "The first task of the Church is to spread the Word of God" says outgoing secretary general who worked with ACN Founder for over 40 years Königstein (Agenzia Fides) - In 2004 Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supported 5,900 pastoral projects in 137 countries according to a 2004 report sent to Fides. Donations sent to the International head offices in Köni ...
• 13 July 2005
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - This time last week: National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies reflects on July 7 terrorist attacks on London: “Even though at that time we didn’t quite know what we felt, for us it was vital to know that at that time Jesus was there - suffering with all his people” London (Fides Service) - It was a dreadful day for the country and for London especially. After the elation of winning the Olympic bid and the high hopes for the G8 meeting particularly after the huge protest march for ...