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15 September 2008
VATICAN - “Oftentimes our mission has the same demands and difficulties in different areas of the globe”: Bishops’ reflections on the formation Seminar being held by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Study Seminar being held by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is already halfway over. Participating in the Seminar are 104 Bishops recently appointed to ecclesiastic ...
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15 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (5) - “To all people of good will who are listening to me, I say once more, with Saint Paul: Shun the worship of idols, do not tire of doing good!”
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – Following a brief visit to the Institut de France in Paris, the institution that includes representatives from among the most prestigious persons in the areas of knowledge and which is formed by ...
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15 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (4) - “Remember the two treasures which the Pope has presented to you this evening: the Holy Spirit and the Cross!”
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – After the celebration of Vespers in Notre Dame Cathedral, on the evening of September 12, Pope Benedict XVI went out to the esplanade in front of the Cathedral, to meet with the crowd of young p ...
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15 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (3) - “God is so humble that he uses us to spread his word. We become his voice, once we have listened carefully to the word coming from his mouth. We place his word on our lips in order to bring it to the world.”
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of September 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the celebration of Vespers with priests, religious, seminarians, and deacons in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. “We are gat ...
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15 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (2) - “What gave Europe’s culture its foundation - the search for God and the readiness to listen to him - remains today the basis of any genuine culture.”
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Friday, September 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with representatives from the Jewish community in the Apostolic Nunciature in Paris, where he gave a brief address. Aft ...
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15 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (1) - “My pilgrimage to Lourdes has included a stop in Paris. I return with joy, glad to have this occasion to pay tribute to the impressive heritage of culture and faith that has shaped your country’s outstanding history, and has nurtured great servants of the Nation and the Church.”
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – Following his arrival at the Paris-Orly Airport at 11am on September 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Apostolic Nunciature in Paris and then to the Elysée Palace, for a Welcomin ...
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12 September 2008
VATICAN - The Pope tells Bishops of Paraguay: “It is vital to make a vast missionary effort which, placing Jesus Christ at the center of all pastoral activity, reveals to everyone the beauty and truth of His life and His message of salvation
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “Faced with a cultural environment that seeks to marginalize God from people and from society, or that considers Him as an obstacle to the pursuit of its own happiness, it is vital t ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - The Pope recalls Cardinal Innocenti for his “selflessness and generosity in helping people and saving those destined for deportation” during the Second World War.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 10, in the Vatican Basilica, a Mass was held for the soul of Cardinal Antonio Innocenti, Titular of Santa Maria in Aquiro, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - “This remains the mission of all the apostles of Christ in all times: to be fellow workers of true joy”: the Pope dedicates his catechesis at the General Audience to the apostolate of Saint Paul - Message to the French on the vigil of his apostolic journey to France
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After his encounter with the Risen Christ, on the road to Damascus, “Paul could not continue to live as he did before. Now he felt invested by the Lord with the charge to proclaim his G ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Identity and communion, the root of all apostolate
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Summer break, as 'pastoral activities' resume, we usually face important decisions regarding both the overall direction of our energies, and the specific elements to which ...
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10 September 2008
VATICAN - Study Seminar in Rome for the 104 Bishops ordained in the last 2 years in countries dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – There have been 104 Bishops appointed in the last 2 years (2006-2008) in the ecclesiastical circumscriptions that depend on the Missionary Dicastery and who are now in Rome participating ...
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10 September 2008
VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - “Prayer is the breath of the soul”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ Prayer is the breath of the soul ”: this definition of prayer highlights the vital importance of prayer in our lives. In fact who could ever say to one's breath: “today I have no ti ...
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9 September 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI honors the memory of Paul VI: “...the missionary ardor that animated him and encouraged him to make demanding apostolic journeys, even to distant countries, and to perform acts of great ecclesial, missionary and ecumenical significance.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I am personally grateful to the Servant of God Paul VI for the trust he showed me in appointing me as Archbishop of Munich and Freising, in March 1977, numbering me among the College o ...
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9 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (4) - “Family, formation, and faith. Dear youth of Cagliari and of all Sardinia, like Pope John Paul II, I also wish to leave you with these three words, three words that you must make your own with the light and strength of the Spirit of Christ.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI reserved his last encounter on his pastoral visit to Cagliari for the youth of Sardinia. In the Piazza Yenne, after a greeting from two youth representatives ...
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9 September 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (3) - “The priest, for the Church and in the Church, is a humble yet authentic sign of the Eternal Priest who is Jesus. He must authoritatively proclaim the Word, renew gestures of forgiveness and giving, and exercise loving solicitude in the service of their flock, in communion with pastors.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Cathedral of Cagliari where he met with the priests, seminarians, and members of the Pontifical Theol ...
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