Europe

• 3 March 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday, March 7 is Hispano-American Day: "Our gaze returns to Latin America as a land of mission." Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday, March 7th, Spanish Dioceses celebrate Hispano-American Day, promoted by the Ibero-American Association for Priestly Cooperation (OCSHA), of the Spanish Bishops' Conference. Coinciding wit ...
• 2 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Two International Conferences on Fr. Matteo Ricci, “formed by the Chinese” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As part of celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit missionary Fr. Matteo Ricci (Macerata (Italy) 1552-Beijing 1610), there will be two International Conferences devoted ...
• 1 March 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - New Internet version of Niedziela Magazine in Russian, an instrument for evangelization and missionary activity Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – "Our site in the Russian language will not only be a tool for communication with the Catholic faithful in Russia, but also an instrument of evangelization for the priests who work in Easte ...
• 26 February 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “The Gospel of Jesus Christ”: a symposium seeks inspiration for the New Evangelization Vallendar (Agenzia Fides) – From March 15 to 18, the headquarters of the Academy of Philosophy and Theology (Philsophisch Theologische Hochschule, PTH) in Vallendar (Germany) will host a symposium entitled "The Gospel ...
• 24 February 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Guanellians open new missionary office in Tiefenbronn: former students and collaborators support projects for missions in Africa and Asia Tiefenbronn (Agenzia Fides) – It is a project that involves about 200 alumni of the Guanellian houses of Naro and Ceglie (Italy), along with some 20 German collaborators: the Guanelliani Missionary Office opened in Tie ...
• 19 February 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The State of Food and Agriculture 2010” yearly report from the FAO launches alert on aid needed in Haiti Rome (Agenzia Fides) – During the Rome presentation of the Annual Report of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Director General, Jacques Diouf sounded the alarm on the worrying situation in Haiti, sayi ...
• 16 February 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Consecrated Life: gift for Europe today Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – "Religious Life in Europe: History of Hope, Hope for History" was the theme of the 14th General Assembly of the Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) that has held from ...
• 13 February 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - President of the Bishops' Commission for Missions inaugurates school in Cape Verde, sponsored by the German Holy Childhood Association Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - "Amor de Dios" ("The love of God") is the name of a school center that is part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The center, which includes a school, several nurseries, and a home for street chil ...
• 12 February 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - An on-line “special” from the Youth Missionary Movement dedicated to Archbishop Romero Rome (Agenzia Fides) – There is a new on-line special section on the site of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy on Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, upon the 30th anniversary of his assassination, prepared by the Yout ...
• 10 February 2010
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Poverty is a scandal: Caritas Europe launches “Zero Poverty” Campaign Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Europe has just launched, in Brussels, at the European Parliament, the Campaign "Zero Poverty" for the 2010 European Year for Combatting Poverty and Social Exclusion. In the 21st cent ...
• 8 February 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Give Life, Sowing Hope”: 15th Diocesan Day for Health Pastoral Care Fuenlabrada (Agenzia Fides) – The 15th Diocesan Day for Health Pastoral Care, organized by the Diocesan Delegation of Health Pastoral Care, will be celebrated Saturday, February 20th, at the Hospital of Fuenlabrada. Du ...
• 28 January 2010
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Missio echoes appeal from a Haitian youth: “Please, keep Haiti in your prayers! It is very important!” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – Two weeks after the earthquake, dramatic images of Haiti's devastation are still seen in the stricken areas: the small rescue miracles contrast the increasing number of victims and the dramatic ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - New session of missionary workshops promoted by PMS of Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, January 23 marked the beginning of a new round of "Missionary Workshops" for the children and young people of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa. The workshops are given by priests, ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Salesians increase in South Asia and Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The statistical data of the Salesian Congregation updated to 31 December 2009 shows that the number of Salesians in the world (including Bishops and Novices) is at 15,952. According to ANS, from ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - COMECE prepares Memorandum on religious persecution and makes appeal to EU institutions to safeguard religious freedom Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - The COMECE (Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community) Secretariat welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of a Resolution condemning recent attacks on Christian ...