Europe

• 17 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “What is a child missionary? How can we lead children to love mission?”: diocesan and regional Holy Childhood operators gather for 2nd National Meeting Rome (Fides Service) - “What is a child missionary?? What is the Holy Childhood Mission Society? How can we lead children to love mission? How can we lead our boys and girls to love our Holy Childhood Society?” These ...
• 16 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Muslim and Jewish communities in Spain assure support for demonstration pro-family and real matrimony. At least 20 bishops will take part Madrid (Fides Service) - Support for the pro-family demonstration on June 18 in Madrid has been voiced by Imam Seg Munir of the Great Mosque in Madrid, the Spanish Federation of Jewish Communities and by representatives ...
• 16 June 2005
  EUROPE/RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Catholic Archbishop in Moscow assures full support to pro-family efforts by Catholic faithful and Bishops in Spain because what is at stake is ‘the family as God created it’ Moscow (Fides Service) - On June 18 in Madrid Catholics from all over Spain will take part in a pro-family demonstration organised by the Spanish Family Forum to protest against the proposed amendments to the law to equa ...
• 15 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Society offers full support to pro-family demonstration in Madrid: “the government must realise that Spanish society rejects any changes in matrimony” Madrid (Fides Service) - The Spanish government’s move to recognise same sex unions as “marriages” and allow same sex ‘parents’ to adopt children is meeting with strong opposition among the people of the countr ...
• 15 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish Bishops give unanimous support to June 18 pro-family demonstration organised by Spanish Family Forum: “this cause is not only just, it is extremely serious because one of society’s most precious goods is at take” Madrid (Fides Service) - With only days to go before Saturday’s pro-family demonstration in Madrid promoted by the Spanish Family Forum to defend real marriage, the organisers continue preparations as they receive coun ...
• 15 June 2005
  EUROPE/IRELAND - “Witness to the Faith” theme for Mission Month and Mission Sunday 2005 in Ireland: may the example of numerous missionary martyrs draw more and more young people to follow Christ Dublin (Fides Service) - In its ongoing activity to reclaim October as the month of mission, the Irish Missionary Union (IMU), of which the PMS is an active member, announced the following: The theme for the Mission Mont ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Double standards: path denied to June 18 Pro-Family demonstration granted to Gay Pride parade Madrid (Fides Service) - Five days before the demonstration which, with the slogan “The Family is Important”, has called Spanish Catholics into the streets on 18 June to protest against the government’s anti-famil ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - More than 1,000 NGOs from 25 different countries support June 18 demonstration in Madrid in favour of real matrimony and the family Madrid (Fides Service) - According to the Spanish Institute for Family Policies already more than 1,000 NGOs from 25 different countries have said they will take part in the demonstration in Madrid on June 18 at 6pm orga ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Silent majority wins: a sign of growing awareness of the need protect life” Fr. Leo Maasburg national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Austria told Fides Vienna (Fides Service) - “In this vote the victory went to the silent majority “ Fr Leo Maasburg, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Austria, missio Austria, told Fides commenting Italy’s unsu ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “If we resist syndromes of defeat or victory this can be new time of encounter between believers and non and for the centrality of Parliament”: S. Egidio Community comments Referendum on Fertility Treatment Rome (Fides Service) - Three quarters of Italians clearly underlined an element which was undervalued in the electoral campaign. The fact that a referendum is not the right means for expressing views on sensitive issues ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPA/ITALY - “Matters regarding human life cannot be decided with a vote”: says Prof Luigi Alici, President of Catholic Action Italy with regard to the referendum on fertility treatment laws Rome (Fides Service) - “The referendum gave voice to the will of the people: matters of human life cannot be decided with a referendum or a vote. I believe that with their non-vote Italians wanted to say that maternity ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Overseas Catholics in Italy unite to support Italian believers: “With their abstention Italian Catholics protected life and remained faithful to Church teaching” Rome (Fides Service) - The Italian Catholic world demonstrated great unity in the referendum battle. And the results show that Catholics are united with regard to fundamental values starting with the supreme value of lif ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops of Spain support 18 June pro-family demonstration: Spain faces a matter of the utmost moral and social importance to which citizens must respond with clarity and decision Madrid (Fides Service) - The Spanish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CEE) has given full support to the demonstration organised by the Spanish Family Forum (FEF) June 18, to protest against the proposed amendment to the ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The maturity of the laity is becoming a realty. Their reaction is more than ever urgent and necessary today” said Eduardo Hertfelder, President of the Spanish Institute for Family Policies commenting the large non-vote in Italy’s referendum to relax fertility treatment laws Madrid (Fides Service) - “The large number of non votes in this referendum in Italy following encouragement and efforts from secular groups and the Catholic Church in Italy meant that the required 50% was not reached ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Italy’s non vote in the referendum on fertility treatment law is an example for the rest of the countries in Europe” Dr Norbert Martin, Professor of Sociology and member of the Pontifical Council for the Family tells Fides Koblenz (Fides Service) - “I am delighted with Italy’s non vote in the referendum on fertility treatment law” Dr. Norbert Martin, Professor of Sociology at the University of Koblenz, Germany, and member of the Pont ...