Europe
16 October 2009
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “An expression of Catholicity” - Pontifical Mission Societies in Austria present World Mission Sunday as “the largest solidarity campaign in the world,” special invitation to join in reaching out to children
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – October 18, 2009, Austria will also be celebrating World Mission Sunday. In all the parishes of the Austrian Dioceses, the faithful are called to pray and offer a contribution to the meeds of t ...
15 October 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral Letter of Cardinal Rouco Varela for Mission Sunday: “The Church of the 21st Century feels the urgent need for Christ's love to reach every heart, especially the poor...”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church of the 21st Century feels the urgent need for Christ's love to reach every heart, especially the poor, those who suffer, and the marginalized.” This is what the Archbishop of Madr ...
12 October 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Special section opened on Comboni Missionaries website: “Preparing for the 10th General Chapter 2010”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As of October 10, the Comboni Missionary Sisters have opened a new section on their official website entitled “Preparing for the 10th General Chapter 2010.” The date chosen is no coincidence, ...
9 October 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - “Cuore Amico” Awards 2009, the “Missionary Nobel Prize,” goes to Fr. Giuseppe Zanardini, Salesian; Sr. Vittoria Cenedese, and Francesca Lipeti, surgeon
Brescia (Agenzia Fides) – On October 17, the “Cuore Amico” Awards for 2009 will be presented to their winners. The award is also referred to as the “Missionary Nobel Prize.” The ceremony will be held in Brescia ...
7 October 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia after his Synod address: “Let us pray, then, that our Churches may draw closer in the unity which is the Holy Spirit’s gift, and bear common witness to the hope brought by the Gospel.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your Holiness has recalled that the proclamation of the Gospel cannot be separated from the commitment to build a society which conforms to God’s will, respects the blessings of his cr ...
7 October 2009
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Father Damien de Veuster: A Biographical Sketch
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Joseph (later Fr. Damien) de Veuster was born January 3, 1840 in Tremelo, Diocese of Malines (Belgium). Brought up in the Christian faith by his parents, he went to elementary school in Wechter a ...
7 October 2009
EUROPE/BELGIUM - “Father Damien,” missionary pioneer in working for the promotion of those suffering leprosy, to be canonized Sunday, October 11
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary Father Damien de Veuster (1840-1889), of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (Picpus), proclaimed Blessed by John Paul II in Brussels (Beligum) on June 4, 1995, will be canonized by ...
7 October 2009
EUROPE/GERMANY - Scalabrini-Fest of Fruits at the Centre of Spirituality in Stuttgart
Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - Reactions of refusal against those who are foreigners, immigrants or refugees are increasing in Europe and the world, reaching the point of serious violations of human rights. "The encounter w ...
6 October 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Message from Combonian Chapter Delegates to the Bishops meeting in the Synod for Africa
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “As Combonian Missionaries, born in Africa and for Africa, what matters most is the future of this continent and, above all, of its Church that – no matter the work of so many missionaries from ...
2 October 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Year for Priests, 50th anniversary of “Manos Unidas,” economic crisis, abortion, and education, at the heart of session for Permanent Committee of Spanish Bishops' Conference, as they express support to Bishops of Honduras
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – From September 29 – October 1, the Permanent Committee of the Spanish Bishops' Conference has been holding its traditional meeting. Among the themes discussed were the Year for Priests, the e ...
1 October 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - “Seek the Face of God”: Pastoral Letter to the Youth on the occasion of the canonization of Trappist monk Maria Rafael Arnaiz Baron
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “Seek the Face of God” is the title of the Pastoral Letter that seven Spanish Bishops have written to the youth “in age and in spirit,” in light of the canonization of Trappist monk Maria ...
25 September 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Archbishop Crepaldi: “Peace and political and social stability are indispensable” for Africa's agricultural, human, and economic development
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Africa is the place that presents the challenge for the future of Catholicism: or we manage to spread the Gospel in that continent or we will suffer many more difficulties.” This is what newly ...
25 September 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Priests and catechists of Granada meet to reflect on “Vocation and Catechesis,” in this Year for Priests
Granada (Agenzia Fides) - “Vocation and catechesis” is the theme of the 9th Interdiocesan Encounter of priests and catechists of the Archdiocese of Granada, scheduled to begin today, September 25 and last until Sept ...
25 September 2009
EUROPE/POLAND - Archbishop of Czestochowa presents copy of Black Madonna icon to Orthodox Russian monks whose monastery was once used as a concentration camp, where over 6,000 Polish soldiers were killed
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – A delegation of monks from the Russian Orthodox Church, who are visiting Poland September 23-29, yesterday (September 24), participated in a time of Marian Prayer entitled “Jasna Gora Ap ...
24 September 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - First phase of the XVII General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries ends: “Re-foundation, re-qualification, new plan”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The first phase of the XVII General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries (see Fides 2/9/2009), which is being held in Rome at the General House of the missionary institute founded by Saint Daniel ...
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