Europe

• 16 April 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - III National Encounter for the Holy Childhood Association: “Missionaries Today and Tomorrow!” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On May 2-3, Madrid will host the III National Encounter for the children participating in the Holy Childhood Association in the “Casa de Campo,” with the theme “Missionaries Today and Tom ...
• 15 April 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Czestochowa's Major Seminary launches Apostolate of Prayer for Vocations on Holy Thursday Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – This part Holy Thursday (April 9), Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa officially launched the Pastoral Ministry for Vocations in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa. “We should pray fo ...
• 15 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - President of the Italian Bishops' Conference visits earthquake site; Sunday, April 19, nationwide collection for the people of Abruzzo Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On his visit yesterday to L'Aquila and the surrounding areas devastated by the earthquake, Italian Bishops' Conference President Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco announced that another 2 million Euros wo ...
• 8 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The work of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Naples (Agenzia Fides) – The Italian Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) has been active for years in Africa, Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe, working on important projects for health as ...
• 8 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Assisi to host “International Chapter of Mats” April 15-18: the great reunion of the Franciscan family present all over the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – April 15-18, Assisi will host the |International Chapter of Mats,” which will unite members of the Franciscan order present all over the world. It is an historic event that will see the arrival ...
• 8 April 2009
  EUROPE - Solidarity of European Bishops with those suffering from the earthquake in Abruzzo Budapest (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and President of the CCEE (Council of European Bishops' Conferences) has issued the following statement in solidarity with the people suf ...
• 7 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Bishops' Conference expresses its closeness to the earthquake victims; Caritas Italy working to coordinate aid effort Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Immediately following the destructive earthquake that took place during the night of Sunday, April 5 to Monday, April 6 in various parts of Abruzzo, causing at least 150 deaths and 1,500 wounded, ...
• 3 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Over 5,000 youth from Spain to receive World Youth Day Cross and Icon on Palm Sunday Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Over 5,000 young people from the Archdiocese of Madrid will accompany Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, in receiving the World Youth Day Cross and Icon in the Mass presid ...
• 2 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Death of Cardinal Umberto Betti: professor, theologian, and Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University, who played a significant role in the drafting of the Constitution Lumen gentium and Dei verbum Florence (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of April 1, at around 8:30pm, Cardinal Umberto Betti (87 years of age) passed away in the OFM Provincial Clinic, where he was staying. A statement sent to Fides from Fr. Valent ...
• 2 April 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Celebrations for the 4th anniversary of the death of John Paul II Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Today, April 2, 4th anniversary of the death of Servant of God John Paul II, there will be various cultural and religious events taking place throughout Poland, dedicated to John Paul II. ...
• 1 April 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Bishops start a solidarity fund for families without income, as a result of the economic crisis; May 31 nationwide collection Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Aware of the gravity and magnitude of the financial and economic crisis taking place, the members of the Permanent Committee have officially opened a fund to guarantee aid for large families or ...
• 31 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 6th Youth Missionary Encounter with the theme: “Missionaries like Saint Paul” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On April 25-26, 2009, Madrid will be hosting the 6th Youth Missionary Encounter, organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Spain. The event will be attended by youth from all over ...
• 30 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Madrid, capital of the Civil Alliance in defense of the right to life: 700 associations from across the world, representing 20 million people, take part in the March for Life Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, Madrid became the capital of the Civil Alliance in defense of the right to life. This is what the Institute for Family Policies said in commenting on the Right to Life March that was ...
• 26 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The mixing of races: a possible contribution to the coexistence among peoples and cultures Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The mixing of races is not a confusion of cultures, nor a mere 'medley' of identities. Nor is it a political strategy in facing the reality of a continual encounter between peoples and cultures. ...
• 26 March 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Nationwide celebration on March 25, for the “Day for the Sanctity of Life” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord, the Church in Poland celebrated the “Day for the Sanctity of Life,” in defense of human life from conception until natural death ...