Vatican

• 10 June 2010
  VATICAN - Cardinal Hummes tells priests: “We must be very conscious of the present missionary urgency. It is necessary that we rise and go on mission everywhere.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "The great objective of the Year for Priests was to renew in every priest the awareness and concrete carrying out of their true priestly identity and their specific spirituality in order ...
• 9 June 2010
  VATICAN - Nearly 2 billion people without access to basic medicine Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church provides a major contribution to health care in all parts of the world – through local churches, religious institutions and private initiatives, which act on their own re ...
• 7 June 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal for “an urgent and concerted international effort to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, before such conflicts lead to greater bloodshed” Nicosia (Agenzia Fides) - “I reiterate my personal appeal for an urgent and concerted international effort to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, before such conflicts lead to ...
• 5 June 2010
  VATICAN - “The Church’s communion in the apostolic faith is both a gift and a summons to mission” Paphos (Agenzia Fides) - “Following in the footsteps of our common fathers in the faith, Saints Paul and Barnabas, I have come among you as a pilgrim and the servant of the servants of God...I also look forward to gree ...
• 1 June 2010
  VATICAN - The true meaning and purpose of any genuine missionary journey: to give people the living and personal Gospel, the Lord Jesus Himself Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "In the Virgin Mary who goes to visit her relative Elizabeth, we recognize the clearest example and the truest meaning of our way as believers and the way of the Church herself. The Churc ...
• 31 May 2010
  VATICAN - “Father Ricci is a singular case of successful synthesis of the Gospel and dialogue with the culture of the people to whom it is preached.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "Father Ricci is a singular case of successful synthesis of the Gospel and dialogue with the culture of the people to whom it is preached, an example of prudent balance between doctrinal ...
• 29 May 2010
  VATICAN - “On the Sidelines of the War (1938-1947)”: presentation of a critical edition of the unabridged diary of Cardinal Celso Costantini Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Celso Costantini (1876-1958) was "a true hero in the church and the world of the twentieth century," said Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People ...
• 28 May 2010
  VATICAN - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences. In this scene the family retai ...
• 24 May 2010
  VATICAN - “The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity, as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market. In a g ...
• 24 May 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI calls for prayer “for all the ministers of the Gospel, that the message of salvation be announced to all the nations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost, in which we recall the manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit, who – as wind and as fire – descended upon the ...
• 22 May 2010
  VATICAN - Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples: “Pastoral Ministry of Mobility Today, in the Context of Corresponsibility Among States and International Organizations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – May 26-28, the headquarters of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (Piazza San Calisto, Vatican City) will host the XIX Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery. It will be ...
• 21 May 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Pontifical Mission Societies: “The preaching of the Gospel is the call to the freedom of the children of God, also for the building of a more just society in solidarity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, May 21, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received participants in the Ordinary General Assembly of the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies, and gave the followi ...
• 20 May 2010
  VATICAN - Development, Progress and Common Good Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Development, Progress and Common Good are the three key words that form the title for the International Conference sponsored by the Scientific Committee of “Fondazione Centesimus Annus Pro Pontif ...
• 20 May 2010
  VATICAN - “Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will make this apostolic journey fruitful, and animate in the whole world the mission of the Church”: Pope recalls trip to Portugal and greets priests from International College of St. Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience on Wednesday, May 19, the Holy Father Benedict XVI greeted Italian-speaking pilgrims, offering a special greeting to the priests of the International ...
• 18 May 2010
  VATICAN - Superior General of Society of African Missions, Fr. O'Reilly, appointed Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today, the Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. Kieran O'Reilly, SMA, until now Superior General of the Society of African Missions, as Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland). Fr. O'Reilly wa ...