Vatican
7 April 2009
VATICAN - The Holy Father's telegram of condolences for the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent the following telegram, on behalf of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, to Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari of L'Aquila (Italy) for the e ...
7 April 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells youth from Madrid to receive the Cross for WYD 2011: “Go in the footsteps of Christ. He is your end, your way and also your prize.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ gave himself for each one of you and loves you in a unique and personal way. Respond to Christ's love by offering him your life with love. In this way, the preparation for World Y ...
6 April 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells members of the Circle of St. Peter that “charitable service becomes a privileged method of evangelization, in the light of Jesus' own teaching”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We know that the authenticity of our faithfulness to the Gospel may also be measured in terms of the real attention and concern we strive to show towards others, especially the weakest a ...
6 April 2009
VATICAN - Message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Buddhists, for the feast of Vesakh: “Witnessing to a Spirit of Poverty: Christians & Buddhists in Dialogue”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the feast of Vesakh, the most important of feasts for Buddhists, in which they recall the main events from Buddha's life, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dial ...
6 April 2009
VATICAN - At the Angelus, Pope recalls the problem of anti-personnel mines and the African immigrants who died in an attempt to reach Europe; opening of the path to the next WYD in August 2011, in Madrid
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Mass for Palm Sunday, the Holy Father Benedict XVI prayed the Angelus with the faithful and pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square. At the beginning of his address be ...
6 April 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI on Palm Sunday: “The life, death and resurrection of Jesus are the guarantee that we can truly entrust ourselves to God. It is in this way that his kingdom is realized.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, April 5, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass for Palm Sunday and the Lord's Passion in Saint Peter's Square. Many youth from Rome and other Diocese participated in t ...
3 April 2009
VATICAN - 4th Course in the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, for priests and religious, beginning April 20
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, April 20, the 4th Course in the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, for priests and religious, will begin. Registration is open until April 8. The Course is promoted by the ...
3 April 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells second group of Argentinean Bishops: “The evangelizer should be a faithful son of the Church, moreover, someone who is filled with a love for mankind that drives them to offer others the great hope that we bear in our souls.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We should always keep in mind that the primary form of evangelization is the testimony of one’s own life. Holiness of life is a precious gift that you can offer your communities on t ...
3 April 2009
VATICAN - Holy Father’s telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Umberto Betti
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent the following telegram of condolence to Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo O.F.M., minister general of the Order of Friars Minor, for the death of Cardinal Umbert ...
3 April 2009
VATICAN - The Holy Father presides a Mass for the 4th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II: “bold and daring defender of Christ: he did not hesitate to consume all his energies in order to spread the light everywhere.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The beloved Servant of God Karol Wojtyla -- John Paul II -- who from his youth showed himself a bold and daring defender of Christ: He did not hesitate to consume all his energies in ord ...
2 April 2009
VATICAN - Conclusion of the meeting held by the Commission instituted by the Pope on the Church in China
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office today issued the following statement:
“From 30 March to 1 April, the commission established by Benedict XVI in 2007 to study questions of importance concernin ...
2 April 2009
VATICAN - Pope's Letter to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on the occasion of the G-20 Summit: “the way out of the current global crisis can only be reached together, avoiding solutions marked by any nationalistic selfishness or protectionism.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is necessary, therefore, to turn to the multilateral mechanisms and structures which form part of the United Nations and its associated organizations, in order to hear the voices of a ...
2 April 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI thanks the Lord for the “generous action of missionaries, men and women religious” in Africa and prays that the African people “will be able to address with courage the great social, economic and spiritual challenges of the present”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “As I announced last Sunday in the Angelus, I will reflect today on my recent apostolic journey to Africa, the first of my pontificate to that continent. It was limited to Cameroon and An ...
2 April 2009
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Cross is salvation and judgement
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Contemplating Jesus, from whom our faith comes and by whom it is made perfect, we cannot fail in these coming days of holy spiritual tension, to see the close connection which exists betwee ...
1 April 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Standing firm in the faith
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “But when the Son of man comes, will he find any faith on earth?' (Lk 18, 8) How often in the Gospel does the Lord Jesus underline the importance of faith! If faith fails, the Lord is un ...
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