Vatican

• 19 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Benin: "Modernity need not provoke fear, but neither can it be constructed by neglecting the past" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - The 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with the Holy See and the 150th anniversary of the evangelization; the sighning of the African Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae munus; tr ...
• 16 November 2011
  VATICAN - The Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops - file Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Hasn’t the time come, as many African pastors urge, to deepen this African Synodal experience? The exceptional growth of the Church in Africa, the rapid turnover of Pastors, the new chal ...
• 15 November 2011
  VATICAN - The First Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops - file Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1989, Pope John Paul II announced his intention to convoke a Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, the first in the history of Church ...
• 14 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI seeks prayers for his trip to Africa Vatican City (Fides Service) - From November 18 to 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will visit Benin, for the signing and publication of the post-synodal apostolic Exhortation of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of ...
• 10 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI close to all those who have been affected by natural disasters Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time, various parts of the world, from Latin America - and especially Central America - to Southeast Asia, have been hit by floods and landslides which have caused many deaths and ...
• 7 November 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope follows the "tragic events" that occurred in Nigeria and calls for "an end to all violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After reciting the midday Angelus with the pilgrims and the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, on Sunday, November 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI invited "to put an end to all violen ...
• 3 November 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Appeal: may the G-20 summit promote "a truly humane and complete development" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, November 2, the Holy Father Benedict XVI delivered this appeal on the eve of the G-20 summit: “The 3rd and 4th of November - tomorrow and ...
• 31 October 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope to the Angolan Bishops: "We are strongly committed to continuing the proclamation of the Gospel to the people of Africa" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We are committed to continue vigorously the proclamation of the Gospel to the peoples of Africa, because 'life in Christ is the primary and most important factor of development ... In fact ...
• 28 October 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope in Assisi: "Struggle for peace must engage us all in a new way" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty-five years have passed since the blessed Pope John Paul II first invited representatives of the world’s religions to Assisi to pray for peace, "unfortunately we cannot say that fr ...
• 27 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Appeal for victims of earthquake in Turkey Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the general audience on Wednesday, October 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched an appeal for people affected by the earthquake in Turkey. These are his words: "Dear brothers an ...
• 25 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Message: migrations are an opportunity for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The present time, in fact, calls upon the Church to embark on a new evangelization also in the vast and complex phenomenon of human mobility. This call for an intensification of her missio ...
• 24 October 2011
  VATICAN-Three new Saints on Mission Day, "a model for all believers" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "As we celebrate with the whole Church World Mission Day - an annual event that aims to awaken the enthusiasm for and commitment to mission - we praise the Lord for three new Saints: Bisho ...
• 21 October 2011
  VATICAN - Don Guanella, "father of the poor" in 4 continents: over 12 thousand pilgrims for his canonization on World Mission Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) - With the World Assembly of Guanella Lay Movement the program of initiatives for the canonization of Blessed Don Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St. Mary of D ...
• 20 October 2011
  VATICAN - "Let us remain faithful to the original inspiration, looking to the future": an interview with Msgr.Jan Dumon, General Secretary of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have remained faithful to the original mission conceived by the founders. The work was born from the awareness that a newly formed Church needs to be helped in forming their own ministe ...
• 20 October 2011
  VATICAN - On Mission Sunday the canonization of Msgr. Conforti: Bishop of Parma ardent zeal for the salvation of all men Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Missionary is the most beautiful and sublime personification of the ideal life. He has contemplated in the spirit Jesus Christ who shows the Apostles the world they must conquer for th ...