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Madrid (Fides Service) - National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe will gather in Madrid 12 to 16 March to reflect on themes regarding missionary animation and formation. Previous meetings of PMS directors of Europe were held in Prague, Bruges and Lisbon. The next one will be held in Rome. Father Anastasio Gil García, Vice national director in Spain told Fides that, except for Luxembourg, all the national directors of Europe have assured their presence at the meeting.
The meeting will open on 12 March at 7pm with an introduction by the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain, Archbishop Francisco Pérez González and will close on 16 March. The main topics for discussion include: “Mission ad gentes in Europe. Theological reflection in the light of the apostolic post-synodal exhortation” presented by Bishop Eugenio Romero Ponce, auxiliary of Madrid and President of the Spanish Bishops’ Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith; “Missionary formation of Youth, Cologne 2005” presented by Fr. Juan Martínez FMDV, a PMS collaborator; “The Statutes of the Pontifical Mission Societies” presented by the members of the drafting committee; “Problems and Projects of Missionary Childhood"; “Symposium of European and African Bishops” presented by Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Archbishop of Seville and president of the Bishops’ Commission for Mission; “50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei Donum” (Pope Pius XII) presented by Rev. Juan Antonio Izco, Director general of the Spanish Institute for Foreign Missions (IEME) and "Meeting of French speaking Churches in Africa" by Fr. Aubert, Fr. Maillard and Fr. Dumon. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 9/3/2005; righe 21; parole 262)
