Europe

• 11 June 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - World Youth Day will emphasise ecumenism Cologne (Fides Service) - The 20th World Youth Day organised by the Catholic Church to be held in Cologne Germany 11 - 21 August will have a strong ecumenical dimension and include various ecumenical activities. On 17 Au ...
• 6 June 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Extraordinary number” of volunteers: 31,145 helpers from 119 different countries sign up for 20th World Youth Day in Germany Cologne (Fides Service) - Applications for voluntary helpers for the 20th World Youth Day 11-21 August in Cologne closed with the extraordinarily high number of 31,145 volunteers from 119 different countries. “The num ...
• 6 June 2005
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - The Apostleship of the Sea comes home to celebrate and to relaunch spiritual assistance for millions of men and women seafarers engaged in the international shipping industry Glasgow (Fides Service) - On Saturday 4 June at St Aloysius’ Church, Glasgow, where it all began 83 years ago, the Apostleship of the Sea was re-launched in view of changes in its mission to minister to seafarers in th ...
• 3 June 2005
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Sunday 5 June popular consultation on recognition of same sex unions. “the proposal is an unacceptable imitation of the law on matrimony” Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Switzerland told Fides Friburg (Fides Service) - On Sunday June 5 Switzerland is called to a referendum on two questions: the Schengen Agreement with the European Union and the “civil pact of solidarity” or same ex unions. An affirmative r ...
• 1 June 2005
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Proclaiming the Gospel in Europe today: innovation and tradition. The secretaries of Europe’s bishops’ conferences meet in St. Gallen, Switzerland St Gallen (Fides Service) - Although there are many signs of hope for the future of the Church in Europe, the picture painted by the general secretaries of Europe’s bishops’ conferences meeting in St. Gallen (Switzer ...
• 1 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "The family is important. For the right to a mother and father. For freedom": 18 June in Madrid thousands of families will protest against proposed law which offends and undermines marriage and the family Madrid (Fides Service) - Thousands of families from all over Spain will take part in a demonstration in Madrid on 18 June to protest against the government’s intention to make amendments to the law which undermine marr ...
• 30 May 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Benedict XVI closes 24th Italian National Eucharistic Congress: “The one and the same Christ is present in the Eucharistic Bread everywhere in the world. This means we cannot encounter him alone without all the others. We can only receive him in unity. The consequence is clear: we cannot communicate with the Lord unless we communicate among ourselves” Bari (Fides Service) - “I wanted to be here with you today to celebrate with particular emphasis the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and so pay homage to Christ in the Sacrament of his love and at the same time to strength ...
• 28 May 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Under-construction, help us build a world of greater justice!”: for the first time World Youth Day preparation includes social programmes of solidarity “to build a civilisation of love and justice” Cologne (Fides Service) - During the “Days of encounter in German dioceses” 11 to 15 August in preparation for the Catholic Church’s 20th World Youth Day organised this year in Cologne Germany, the young participa ...
• 27 May 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - To deny a child the right to have a mother and a father of different sexes is to violate an inalienable human right: Dr Belén Vendrell offers contribution to Fides Castellón (Fides Service) - “There are many types of injustice in this life but one of the most painful is the injustice which legitimates on behalf of society a proposal which violates the inalienable rights of the h ...
• 25 May 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Experts all over the world say children adopted by same sex couples are more prone to psychological and health problems: Spain’s MPs receive “Report on infantile development in same sex couples " Madrid (Fides Service) - HazteOir Spain in collaboration with the Spanish Forum for the Family and the Institute for Family Policy has just published a “Report on infantile development in same sex couples " on the cons ...
• 23 May 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Papal Envoy Cardinal Ruini, opens 24th National Eucharistic Congress: “the Eucharist is the heart of the Church, nourishment for every individual member” Bari (Fides Service) - “It is precisely in the Most Holy Eucharist, in the Mass we are celebrating at this moment and in every Mass all over the world that the mystery of God, three in one, is made present for us, is g ...
• 23 May 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Professionals Pro-ethics Memorandum: every adopted child has the right to have a female parent and a male parent, to belong to a family as similar as possible to the natural family and not to be exposed to traumatic experiments Madrid (Fides Service) - In response to the Spanish government’s proposal to amend the country’s Civil Code to allow children to be adopted by same-sex couples the Spanish Association of Professionals Pro-ethics issu ...
• 23 May 2005
  EUROPE - “Meeting emergencies, protecting human rights, building peace: new President of Caritas Internationalis illustrates priorities Paris (Fides Service) - “We intend to extend our action to meet emergency needs anywhere in the world: today our attention is on Darfur, Sudan and tsunami affected areas in east Asia”, said Denis Viénot, new Presid ...
• 23 May 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Guests are a blessing”: Days of Encounter in dioceses all over Germany will open 20th World Youth Day Cologne (Fides Service) -Young people all over the world are invited to take part in the 20th World Youth Day to be held in Cologne Germany from 11 to 21 August with the theme “We have come to adore Him” (Mt 2,2). Ab ...
• 21 May 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Morning Watchmen” gather in first extended assembly Rome (Fides Service) - The Morning Watchmen are a small group of young people in the diocese of Verona and other diocese in northern and central Italy since 1999. On 15 October 2004 they became a recognised association ...