News
21 April 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - “After the tragic events of the 20th century the fact that this latest Successor of St Peter is German is for us a great honour and a promise for reconciliation among all peoples” : Superiors general of religious orders and lay Catholic associations in Germany pledge prayers and support for Benedict XVI:
Bamberg/Bonn (Fides Service) - In a message to Fides the Union of Superiors General in Germany (Vereinigung Deutscher Ordensoberen, VDO) wrote: “For the new Pope Benedict XVI we ask God’s help and abundant blessings ...
21 April 2005
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In Bolivia people and Bishops rejoice for election of Benedict XVI and pray the Holy Spirit will guide him in his apostolic service
La Paz (Fides Service) - In a brief message signed by Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, Secretary general of the Bolivian Bishops Conference, the Bishops express great joy for the election of Pope Benedict XVI as Succes ...
21 April 2005
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church in Venezuela thanks God for giving the Church a new universal Shepherd a sign of continuity in the faith founded on the rock which is Peter
Caracas (Fides Service) - In a letter of congratulations addressed to His Holiness Benedict XVI the Church in Venezuela said “ we thank God, Three in One, for giving the Church a new universal Shepherd a sign of cont ...
21 April 2005
AMERICA/CHILE - Solemn Mass to thank God for the election of Benedict XVI
Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - On Friday 22 April at midday at the national Shrine of Maipu, the Bishops of Chile united with the Catholics of the nation will thank God for the election of the Supreme Pontiff Benedi ...
21 April 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - “The Pope’s smile will win the hearts of children”: National Director of Holy Childhood in Germany expresses his joy for the election of Benedict XVI
Santa Cruz (Fides Service) - When Pope Benedict XVI imparted his first Blessing Urbi and Orbi on 19 April, Mgr. Winfried Pilz, director of Holy Childhood in Germany, was in Santa Cruz, in Bolivia, where he followed even ...
21 April 2005
EUROPE/RUSSIA - “Pope Benedict XVI is God’s gift to the Church” Catholic Archbishop Kondrusiewicz of the Mother of God diocese in Moscow tells Russia’s Catholics
Moscow (Fides Service) - With regard to the election of Benedict XVI in a message to his people to be read on Sunday 25 April in all the Catholic churches in the diocese Catholic Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Moth ...
21 April 2005
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Missio Austria: Commitment for peace and justice, always necessary, was particularly important for John Paul II and so it will be for Benedict XVI
Vienna (Fides Service) - “With all those involved in missionary activity I express great joy for the election of the new Pope Benedict XVI” national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Austria - Missio A ...
21 April 2005
ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese Catholics say of Benedict XVI “his face is illuminated by the Holy Spirit ”
Beirut (Fides Service) - “This Pontiff will know how to guide the Church of the present day on a safe course”, Syrian Catholic Bishop Raboula Antoine Beylouni in Lebanon told Fides. “Catholics in Beirut are very ha ...
21 April 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Indian Catholics rejoice: “The new Pope will advocate for third world countries and work for the rebirth of the Church everywhere particularly in Europe”
New Delhi (Fides Service) - India’s 16 million Catholics are rejoicing for the election of Pope Benedict XVI whom they assure of their loyalty, devotion and obedience, the All India Catholic Union which represents Ca ...
21 April 2005
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Catholics in Mbulu welcome the Pope from Bavaria whose compatriots helped build the local cathedral
Dar es Salaam (Fides Service)- “The news of the election of Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed with cheers and applause and the ringing of church bells all over the diocese of Mbulu” Fr. Reginald Barhe in Mbulu diocese ...
21 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - “As faithful heirs of St Daniel Comboni, we respond to the request of Pope Benedict XVI assuring incessant prayer and renewed commitment for the mission of the church today : Message from the Superior general of the Comboni missionary sisters
Rome (Fides Service) - Superior General of the Comboni missionary sisters, Mother Adele Brambilla, sent a message to her congregation on the occasion of the election of Pope Benedict XVI in which she wrote: “Suddenly ...
21 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Benedictine Abbot Primate Notker Wolf says “the choice of the name Benedict was an act of love ”
Rome (Fides Service) - At the time of Cardinal Ratzinger’s election as Pope, Abbot Notker Wolf Primate of Confederated Benedictines since 2000, in Mexico at the time, was surprised at the choice of the name Benedict X ...
21 April 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane: “The Pope will strive to spread the message of Christ and the joy, happiness and dynamism which come with it”.
Brisbane (Fides Service) - “Benedict XVI has the grave responsibility to lead the world’s one million Catholics. I was surprise that he was elected so swiftly, a fact which shows there was almost unanimous consensus. ...
20 April 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - Pontifical Mission Societies in Germany: Benedict XVI will have to build bridges to promote peace, justice and reconciliation and continue dialogue with other religions and promote the development of the young Churches in Africa, Asia and Oceania
Aachen/München (Fides Service) - The National directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Germany (misso Aachen/missio Münschen), Fr. Hermann Schalück OFM and Fr. Eric Enlgert OSA, sent a statement to Fides hail ...
20 April 2005
EUROPE/SPAIN - Pope Benedict XVI a prophet of truth and humility: testimony from Archbishop Francisco Perez Gonzelez, PMS National Director in Spain
Madrid (Fides Service) - Pope Benedict XVI “is a great gift and we must be at his side with prayers and being united among ourselves” said Archbishop Francisco Pérez González, national director of the Pontifical M ...
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