Vatican

• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father's visit to the Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana, highlighting the need to “bring the spiritual dimension back to the heart of civil living, to give full meaning to the many activities of the human person” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – After his visit to Rome's Town Hall, a little after 12 noon, on March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI travelled to the nearby Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana at Tor de'Spe ...
• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope's greeting to the people of Rome: “Rome is beautiful above all for the generosity and sanctity of so many of its sons and daughters, who have left eloquent signs of their passion for the beauty of God, the beauty of love that never fades or grows old.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, March 9, at the close of his visit to Rome's Town Hall, the Holy Father went out on the balcony of the Senate's Palace to greet the citizens who were gathered in the Plaza of the Town ...
• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Rome's Town Hall: “Rome must rediscover its most profound soul, its civil and Christian roots, if it wishes to promote a new humanism which focuses upon man, recognized in the fullness of his truth.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Monday, March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to visit Rome's Town Hall. He was welcomed by the City's Mayor Gianni Alemanno and later entered the Mayor's Study where he we ...
• 9 March 2009
  VATICAN - Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican: “You have shown us where Jesus dwells: in His Church, His Word, the Most Holy Eucharist.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises held in the presence of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, ended at 9am on Saturday, March 7, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, with th ...
• 9 March 2009
  VATICAN - “Jesus' transfiguration was essentially an experience of prayer,” the Pope said at the Angelus, asking “to find in this time of Lent moments of prolonged silence”; the Pope's prayer for “ for all women, that they be evermore respected in their dignity and valued in their positive possibilities,” Holy Land trip announced Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The experience of the spiritual exercises and the Gospel of the Lord's Transfiguration were the main theme of the address given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to faithful gathered in Sai ...
• 6 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (4) - The relationship between the Word of God and Marian devotion, indulgences, and other devotions in general Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (3) - Importance of the liturgy; the Bishop of Rome and the Petrine Ministry Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI to visit the Capitol Building and Monastery of Santa Francesca Romana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the program for the Holy Father Benedict XVI's visit the Capitol Building and the Monastery of Santa Francesca Romana in Tor de Specchi, which will ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's Message to the youth: “If you find your sustenance in Christ, my dear young people, and if you live profoundly in him as did the Apostle Paul, you will not be able to resist speaking about him and making him known and loved by many of your friends and contemporaries.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “If you find your sustenance in Christ, my dear young people, and if you live profoundly in him as did the Apostle Paul, you will not be able to resist speaking about him and making him k ...
• 5 March 2009
  WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello -Lent: a time of judgement Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lenten season, with all its history of biblical and Christian tradition, its theological meaning and liturgical origin, is also, necessarily, a time of judgement. The traditional practi ...
• 4 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (2) - Two aspects of the educational emergency and the role of the ecclesial community in the current economic crisis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 4 March 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - Temptations Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Season of Lent reminds us of Jesus' experience in the desert: “And at once the Spirit drove him into the desert and he remained there for forty days, and was put to the test by Satan. ...
• 3 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (1) - Role and formation of priests and the necessary criteria for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese ...
• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells “Pro Petri Sede” and “Etrennes Pontificales” associations: “Nourished by the same Eucharistic Bread, the baptized cannot be indifferent when bread is lacking on men's tables.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pauline year offers us the occasion, through meditation on the word of the Apostles to the Gentiles, to be acutely conscious that the Church is a Body, through which the very life of ...
• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - Spiritual Exercises with the Holy Father Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises, which will also be attended by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, began at 6 pm on Sunday, March 1, First Sunday of Lent, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Aposto ...