Europe
27 September 2011
EUROPE/ ITALY - 50 years of commitment to the Italian Association Friends of Raoul Follereau
Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - From 21 to 23 October 2011, the Italian Association Friends of Raoul Follereau (AIFO) will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation on the occasion of the XXIII International Confere ...
27 September 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - The Permanent Episcopal Council of CEI recalls Mgr. Mazzolari "among the greatest missionaries of all times", the story of Africa and persecuted Christians
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Africa, as everyone knows, the fiftieth nation was born, South Sudan, to which we express our affection and our friendship. Main protagonist of this independence was one of our missionary broth ...
26 September 2011
EUROPE/ALBANIA - CCEE Plenary Assembly on the New Evangelization in Europe
Tirana (Agenzia Fides) – The next Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ conferences (CCEE) will take place, from September 29 to October 2. The central theme of the assemblt will be the New Evangelizat ...
23 September 2011
EUROPE/ALBANIA - Religious communities are aware of their role in the construction of a new society
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "All the religious communities showed a keen awareness that Albania today is still a society in transition: some issues from the past remain unresolved and there are significant political, social a ...
20 September 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - 142th Salesian missionary expedition; the first mission in South Sudan for the Caritas Sisters of Jesus
Turin (Agenzia Fides) - 74 missionaries are leaving to reach the 5 continents where they will bring the Gospel, in the educational style of Don Bosco, thus giving rise to the 142th Salesian missionary expedition. Accordi ...
15 September 2011
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND -Prevention, concrete initiatives, prosecution of traffickers: how to counteract the globalization of human trafficking
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - "To counteract the scourge of trafficking of women and children with greater determination and more concrete results, a convergence of efforts is necessary: a mentality that is centered on the un ...
14 September 2011
EUROPE/GERMANY - Appeal during the International Meeting Man and Religions: "It is time to change, the world needs more hope and more peace"
Munich (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time to change. The world needs more hope and more peace. We can learn again to live, not against each other, but with each other. We are aware of the responsibilities of religions in enda ...
12 September 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - "Archives and Evangelization", a conference on the importance of the documentation concerning evangelization
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From September 13 to 16, the Conference "Archives and Evangelization," which aims to promote the enhancement of church records kept in the archives on evangelization will be held at "Il Carmelo" In ...
8 September 2011
EUROPE/ALBANIA - Albanian model of inter-religious and intercultural relation: Conference of the European Justice and Peace Commissions
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The inter-religious and intercultural relations - opportunities and challenges for our solidarity. An Albanian contribution to building Europe". This is the theme proposed for the next meeting of ...
7 September 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN - International Literacy Day: nearly 800 million illiterates in the world, including more than 70 million children
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On September 8, International Literacy Day is celebrated, we want to remind society in general, governments and institutions dealing with education that there are still nearly 800 million illiter ...
2 September 2011
EUROPE/POLAND - The Rosary for missions is said in the editorial office
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - From 1 September, the editors of the Catholic Weekly "Niedziela", based in Czestochowa, after the morning Mass which is celebrated in the chapel dedicated to Mary Mater Verbi, on the premise ...
26 August 2011
EUROPE/ITALY -The national Week of missionary formation and spirituality begins
Cassino (Agenzia Fides) - Today, August 26, the ninth "National week of missionary formation and spirituality begins" which introduces the themes chosen for the missionary promotion of the Italian ecclesial communities i ...
23 August 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN - The crisis of vocations empties seminaries and convents but the Church in the country promotes the so called "Feria Vocacional"
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - In the whole of Spain, in 2010, only 162 priests were ordained and the average age of religious men in the country is 70. The vocation crisis is emptying seminaries and convents, and causes much ...
18 August 2011
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - In the Year of Voluntary, the National Missionary Days on "Voluntary work and Mission"
Lisbon (Fides Service) – Voluntary work is one of the most evangelical expressions of Christian witness, and during the Year of Voluntary the Missionary National Days on the theme "Voluntary work and Mission", which wi ...
18 August 2011
EUROPE/GERMANY - World Humanitarian Day: Caritas recalls the role of local partners
Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 August the United Nations celebrates World Humanitarian Day to honor the commitment of those who live to help others around the world. The day recalls in particular the bombing of the UN ...
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