Europe

• 11 September 2013
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Patriarch Kirill writes to Obama: May the U.S. listen to the unanimous voices of religious leaders Moscow ( Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, the Patriarch of Moscow and Russia, Kirill yesterday sent a message to President Barack Obama urging him to shelve ...
• 6 September 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - Doctors with Africa Cuamm welcome Pope Francis’ appeal for peace Padua (Agenzia Fides) - From health care operators, who dedicate themselves to the care of life and health every day, the volunteers of Doctors with Africa Cuamm in Italy and in Africa welcome Pope Francis’ special inv ...
• 20 August 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The number of Spanish families assisted by Caritas exceeds that of immigrants Almeria (Agenzia Fides) - "Our intervention regards the situation of the new poor who, after having lost their jobs and overwhelmed by the tax burden, knock on the doors of Caritas to meet the basic needs of their family ...
• 12 August 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - "To see a brother in every man", the anniversary of the birth of Raoul Follereau Rome (Agenzia Fides) –Saturday, August 17th will be the 110th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Follereau, Ambassador of the poor, a friend of the youth. The Philatelic Bureau of the Vatican City State is completing th ...
• 10 August 2013
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - National Migration Week, an opportunity to express faith and charity Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The Portuguese Catholic Society of Migration (OCPM) is preparing the 41st national week dedicated to migrants and refugees, to be held from August 11 to 18, and hopes that this meeting is "a spec ...
• 17 July 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Educational programs for 250,000 blind children around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The National Organization for blind people (ONCE), thanks to a program of international cooperation, has promoted various educational projects of which in the last 15 years more than 250,000 chil ...
• 17 July 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - A "Missionary Year": 100 years since the arrival of the first Orionini missionaries in Brazil Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first missionaries of the "Work of Divine Providence" were sent to Brazil by the founder, Don Orione, a century ago: on December 17, 1913. They left from Genoa and landed at the port of Santos ...
• 16 July 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - "To love sick brothers and sisters with the love of a mother for her sick child", celebrations in honor of St. Camillus de Lellis Bucchianico (Agenzia Fides) - The 400th Jubilee Year of the death of St. Camillus de Lellis has just been inaugurated. Among the most striking initiatives celebrated on 14 July is that of two daring "pilgrims" who walked ...
• 26 June 2013
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Patriarch Kirill: let us collect funds for Christians in Syria Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - An amazing collection of money in all the churches of the Patriarchate of Moscow, to be allocated to the Syrian people torn by civil war. The initiative was launched yesterday, Tuesday, June 25, ...
• 4 June 2013
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Malnutrition causes learning difficulties to a quarter of children around the world London (Agenzia Fides) - In the developing countries, and the poorest in the world, malnutrition has serious consequences in the field of literacy as well as being a major obstacle for progress against infant mortality. ...
• 4 June 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Millions of children sold as slaves around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On June 12 we celebrate the Day Against Child Labour, and for this occasion the Salesian Missions, in their campaign "No estoy en venta", have denounced over a million children worldwide who are ...
• 24 May 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Africa Day: Economic growth is not reflected on the population Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, we celebrate Africa Day and, despite the macroeconomic estimates declare an increase of 5.1% in the continent in the last year, this is not reflected in the various sectors of society: ...
• 16 April 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - In the world there are between 5 and 8 million child workers: World Day against Child Slavery Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, the World Day against Child Slavery is celebrated on April 16 . It was established in 1995, after the killing of a 12-year-old Pakistani boy who had complained of harassment since th ...
• 9 April 2013
  EUROPE/FRANCE - A "flash mob" of young people for religious freedom Paris (Agenzia Fides) – One person out of two lives in a country where religious freedom is not respected; more than 200 million Christians live restrictions or limits with regards to their freedom of faith: to say all ...
• 25 March 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - 61 million children without education: Global Campaign for Education Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Without teachers school does not exist!" Is the motto of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) launched at the Global Action Week for school Education that is promoted each year with the aim to ...