Europe

• 12 November 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday, November 21, Day of Prayer for Christians in Iraq Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "All communities are invited to pray Sunday, November 21, Solemnity of Christ the King, for the Christians of Iraq, who suffer the terrible ordeal of a bloody witness to the faith”: declared by ...
• 9 November 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - 30 years of the Jesuit Refugee Service: "caring for those who have no one to care for them” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On November 14, 1980, the Father General of the Society of Jesus, Spaniard Fr. Pedro Arrupe, founded the Jesuit Refugee Service, inviting all Jesuits to "care for those who have no one to care for ...
• 21 October 2010
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Message from Bishop of Setubal for World Mission Sunday: Catholics should not think Christianity is irrelevant for society Setubal (Agenzia Fides) – "Catholics should make a greater effort in the proclamation of Christianity," writes the Bishop of Setubal, Portugal, Bishop Gilberto Delio Goncalves Canavarro dos Reis, in his message for Wor ...
• 19 October 2010
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - 11th Missionary Volunteer Day: fighting poverty to promote integral human development Leiria (Agenzia Fides) - 11th Missionary Volunteer Day to be held October 23 at Teatro Miguel Franco and Santana Mercado in Leiria, will reflect on the fight against poverty and social exclusion. "Against Poverty, You Ca ...
• 13 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A trip to the missionary world, thanks to the Xaverian Missionaries' new site Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Xaverian Missionaries have recently launched a new website at: http://www.saveriani.com. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, “the General Direction thus intends to present the m ...
• 11 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “There are so many expectations of the Synod for the Middle East," says Fr. Pizzaballa, Custodian of the Holy Land Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "There are so many expectations for the Synod, and there will also end up becoming a great many disappointments. We must approach the complexity of the issues with humility and willingness to lis ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Indian leading Pallotine Order for first time Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Delegates of the XX General Assembly of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (SAC) for the first time elected an Indian priest as successor of the founder, St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850): Fr. Jac ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Current challenges for the mission in Poland, 20 years after Redemptoris Missio Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Poland held a three-day meeting, September 27 to 29, to reflect on the theme "The Mission - The Witness of Love and Communion,� ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italy opens Chinese Cultural Year Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An opening concert performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of China, tonight, October 7, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, will mark the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Year, to mark the 40th ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Eucharist, ferment of communion among peoples” Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) – The "Scalabrini-Fest der Früchte" takes place every year at the Spirituality Centre of the Scalabrinian Missionaries in Stuttgart, in collaboration with the Scalabrinian Secular Missionary ...
• 3 October 2010
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - First Portuguese Volunteer Congress Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - On 4 and 5 December the First Portuguese Congress for Volunteers will take place in Lisbon at the Ismaili Centre, sponsored by the Portuguese Confederation of Volunteers (CPV), which aims to brin ...
• 3 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Caritas workers and formation of the heart according to Mary's example Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Here I am Lord” (Is 6:8) is the theme of the spiritual exercises for the leaders of the diocesan Caritas and other Church agencies on the European continent, which ends today, 3 Decembe ...
• 1 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - “Missionary Rosary” should be promoted, especially among the youth Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – One of the most popular Polish Catholic magazines, Niedziela, based in Czestochowa, recently published on its website (www.niedziela.pl) a survey on the presence of Missionary Rosary group ...
• 1 October 2010
  EUROPE - New Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe formed Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) – The birth of an Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Demographics and the Family in Europe was announced yesterday afternoon (September 30), by Cardinal Pe ...
• 30 September 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Official website for Papal Visit to Santiago and Barcelona launched Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the upcoming visit of Benedict XVI to Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona, Spain, scheduled for November 6 and 7, the Spanish Bishops' Conference has launched a new websi ...