Europe

• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – On November 26, the Council of the European Union ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is an unprecedented step forward, as it is the first document on hu ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Day Against the Death Penalty: 1,150 cities around the world to abolish the death penalty and respect for human rights Rome (Fides Service) - Today, November 30 is World Day of "Cities for Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty": celebrated in over 1,150 cities worldwide, including 60 capitals, who are involved in the battle for the abol ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “We proclaim Christ. The Church is missionary. Whoever is united to God-Love should bring God to others”: Pastoral Letter from Archbishop of Czestochowa for Advent Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Give an authentic testimony of God who is Love" is the main theme of the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, for this Advent. The Archbishop urges his followers to ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “With AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all to give meaning to the all too short life of these children" - Missio Austria's commitment to support projects for AIDS victims Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - "AIDS is a terrible plight. Particularly with regard to AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all we must try to give meaning to life that is too often short of these chil ...
• 27 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 100th anniversary of the approval of the Capuchin Sisters of Immaculate Mary of Lourdes, now present in Brazil, Mexico, Albania and Madagascar, ready "for any work of charity" Palermo (Agenzia Fides) - The Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculate of Lourdes celebrate on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2009, the centennial anniversary of the congregation and its aggregation to the Capuchi ...
• 26 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa promotes Missionary Rosary in schools and parishes, to support missionary activity worldwide Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa have published the text of the Hail Mary in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin) on the ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - H1N1 Flu and the mutation: clarifying the distortion of the “Italian case” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As expected, the H1N1 virus has mutated, but this should not recreate the psychosis unleashed in the first weeks of the flu. However, we must remain vigilant about the possible risks related to ins ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Thanks to antiretroviral therapy administered to HIV-positive mothers, nearly 200,000 new infections among children have been prevented since 2001 Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, nearly 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million have died. Fortunately, new infections are falling and over the last eight years have ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “Missionaries of 8” prepare for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in Lyon: churches open until midnight, prayer meetings, welcoming visitors Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - From December 5 to 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the city of Lyon will welcome, as it does every year, thousands of visitors and pilgrims who will visit the Marian shrine o ...
• 24 November 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Urgent aid requests from Caritas have increased by 40.7% in first half of year, demonstrating the emergence of new forms of poverty Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The data collected in the third observation report of Caritas, on the evolution of urgent requests for help received by the organization's network of Hospitality and Primary Care in the first h ...
• 23 November 2009
  EUROPE / ITALY - "For the school of the XXI century: community life, training, professionalism" XXIII National Congress of professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The UCIIM, a professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers, next 5 to 7 December will hold its XXIII National Congress in Rome on the theme: "For the school of the XXI centur ...
• 23 November 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - In light of upcoming Copenhagen Summit, Catholic aid agencies request financial support for victims of climate change: “It is not a matter of almsgiving but justice!” Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) – Today, November 23, Environmental Affairs Ministers of Europe will meet in Brussels to agree a common position in light of the UN Summit on Climate Change to be held in Copenhagen in two week ...
• 19 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Day of the Child: 200 million children under 5 in danger of death from malnutrition Rome (Agenzia Fides) – November 20, 2009 marks the International Day of the Rights of the Child and Adolescent declared by the United Nations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ...
• 19 November 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Website for WYD in Madrid presented, for organization and information leading up to August 16, 2011 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - During the presentation of the website for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, announced that the Congress of Deputies has declared Worl ...
• 18 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Good News travels without a passport” - The missionary path towards Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Good News travels without a passport” is the slogan that accompanies the preparation for the Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010, promoted by the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mis ...