Europe

• 28 September 2012
  EUROPE/FRANCE - An exhibition which narrates the "impossible mission " for the world missionaries MEP Paris (Agenzia Fides) – To call one’s attention to the memory of the confreres who gave their lives for a mission considered "impossible" for man; to follow the example of their courage and their self-sacrifice to no ...
• 27 September 2012
  EUROPE/GREECE - The Catholic Church against intolerance and xenophobia that aggravate the situation in the country Kerkira (Agenzia Fides) - Protests against the greek government's economic policy continue and the difficult moment that the country has been going through for a long time increases. "The problems in Greece are many and ...
• 25 September 2012
  EUROPE/POLAND - The Rosary, a help for the missions, especially in the Year of Faith: Congress of the Rosary of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Rosary is the school of faith" will be the theme of the Congress of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa Rosary to be held on Saturday, October 6 at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary ...
• 20 September 2012
  EUROPA - European "Justice and Peace" Commissions: beware of stereotypes regarding the Arab Spring Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Arab Spring is a "complex phenomenon" that must be analyzed and understood outside trivializing stereotypes. And Europeans should "respect the right of other nations to define democracy in acc ...
• 14 September 2012
  EUROPE/MALTA - "Casa Mamma Margherita": new reception facilities for young people in difficulty Sliema (Agenzia Fides) - The reception house of the Salesians for young people in difficulty "Osanna Pia" in Sliema, has in recent months expanding its facilities, so as to accommodate the youngest and most importantly, ...
• 12 September 2012
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Mission Madrid" to renew the faith of believers and lead them to the mission towards those who are far away Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Madrid will start, until the end of this month, a mission that seeks to "renew faith" of all believers in raising their missionary commitment to reach out to people far from th ...
• 12 September 2012
  EUROPE/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Appeal for peace from the Meeting Living Together is the Future: "living together among different people is possible in every corner in the world" Sarajevo (Agenzia Fides) - "We need new courage in the face of difficulties. Gazing into the distance, dialogue in the language made up of sympathy, friendship and compassion has to be created. This common language allow ...
• 3 September 2012
  EUROPE/SPAIN - More than 13 million children worldwide do not go to school Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The IV International Meeting Against Child Labour, organized by Fundación Telefónica with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) begins in Madrid. The goal is to find soluti ...
• 20 July 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - Don Alfonso Crippa confirmed as Superior General of the Guanelliani Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 19th general Chapter of the Servants of Charity-Opera Don Guanella, which takes place at Barza d'Ispra (VA), has confirmed Don Alfonso Crippa as Superior General for a second term and will lea ...
• 17 July 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - The new regulation for the Diocesan Missionary Centers approved by the CEI Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) has approved the draft regulation on the Diocesan Missionary Centers which replaces the previous statute, dating back to 1969. Indicating "N ...
• 16 July 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - Second term for Fr. Manuel J. Cortés Soriano: to guide the Marianists Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The delegates of the 34th General Chapter of the Society of Mary (Marianists), currently in progress in Rome (see Fides 02/07/2012), elected Manuel J. Cortés Soriano for a second term as Superior ...
• 13 July 2012
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - New website in view of the centenary of the PMS: 100 days to 100 years Prague (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 July, the feast of St. Benedict, the patron of Europe, to who for centuries prayed with confidence for help and intercession many missionaries, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS ) in th ...
• 11 July 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - The guanellian mission of charity in the context of the new evangelization Rome (Agenzia Fides) - There are ongoing works of 19th General Chapter of the Servants of Charity, , which takes place in Barza d'Ispra (VA). From 1 to 21 July the 37 chapter members will discuss the most important prob ...
• 11 July 2012
  EUROPE/POLAND - Seminarians and animators at missionary formation school Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - The 46th missionary Symposium of seminarians, organized by the National Secretary of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), was held in Warsaw from 5 to 8 July. According to information sent to F ...
• 4 July 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - The new Superior General of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) was elected Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 17th General Chapter of the Society of Divine Word (SVD), taking place in Nemi (Rome), yesterday elected Fr. Heinz Kulüke as new Superior General of the SVD. Since 2005 he was Superior of the ...