Europe

• 26 October 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - University of the Holy Cross signs accord with National Chengchi University of Taiwan, for student/teacher exchange program Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross has signed an accord with the National Chengchi University of Taiwan, one of the most prestigious research institutes in the country, in order to promo ...
• 22 October 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - New General Superior elected for Comboni Missionaries: Fr. Enrique Sanchez Gonzalez Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 17th General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries, which was taking place in Rome, on October 21 elected a new Superior General: Mexican Father Enrique Sanchez Gonzales, who succeeds Fr. Teres ...
• 20 October 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - An intense missionary month with formation encounters nationwide and a newly updated website Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - “The missionary animation and formation of the People of God are duties of the Church, which is by her very nature missionary. And this is the aim of our work here in Poland.” This is what Ag ...
• 16 October 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - World Mission Sunday this Sunday, Missio encourages everyone to remember the sacrifice of Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, recently killed in Brazil Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 83rd World Mission Sunday (WMS), which will be celebrated this Sunday, October 18, Missio, the foundation within the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) for missionary minist ...
• 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 ...