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5 May 2008
VATICAN - Pope at the plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: “the responsibility of Christians to work for peace and justice, their irrevocable commitment to build up the common good, is inseparable from their mission to proclaim the gift of eternal life.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “How can solidarity and subsidiarity work together in the pursuit of the common good in a way that not only respects human dignity, but also allows it to flourish?” This is the central ...
5 May 2008
VATICAN - “The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice consigned to the past, as if it were an outdated prayer to be recalled with nostalgia. On the contrary, the Rosary is experiencing a new springtime,” the Pope affirmed at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice consigned to the past, as if it were an outdated prayer to be recalled with nostalgia. On the contrary, the Rosary is experiencing a new springtim ...
5 May 2008
VATICAN - Pope tells Italy’s Catholic Action: “May you always know how to live up to the greatness of your Baptism, for the salvation of every man you meet and for a world that thirsts for peace and truth.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In a missionary Church, placed before an educational emergency like the one found in Italy today, you who love and serve it should be tireless announcers and prepared, generous educators ...
5 May 2008
VATICAN - On the Solemnity of the Ascension, Benedict XVI recalls that “Jesus encourages us not to remain looking up at the sky, but to unite ourselves in prayer, invoking the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In His discourses to the disciples, Jesus often insisted on the importance of His ‘return to the Father,’ the crowning of His entire mission. Indeed he came into the world to bring m ...
2 May 2008
VATICAN - The Pope at the General Audience reflected on the events of his apostolic journey to the United States of America: “To this Church, which now faces the challenges of the present, I have had the joy of announcing anew 'Christ Our Hope' of yesterday, today and forever.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Although several days have passed since my return, I still wish to dedicate today’s catechesis, as is customary, to the apostolic journey that took me to the United Nations Organizatio ...
30 April 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The infallibility of the Pope in the Church
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Three years since the beginning of his ministry as Supreme Shepherd, what emerges most clearly in the teaching of Benedict XVI is the emphasis he places on the capital difficulty: the perso ...
30 April 2008
VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Life in the Spirit
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Easter Season which culminates with the Solemnity of Pentecost, is a privileged time for deepening our communion with the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity who, as we profess ...
30 April 2008
VATICAN - Message sent from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to the Buddhists, on the occasion of the festival of Vesakh encourages “Caring for the Planet Earth”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This year, on the occasion of the most important Buddhist festival of Vesakh, which commemorates the main events in the life of Buddha, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue ha ...
29 April 2008
VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias’ Apostolic Visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti, as Special Envoy of the Holy Father to ceremonies commemorating the new Christian Millennium, concluding with the National Eucharistic Congress
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will visit Ethiopia where in Addis Ababa, as Special Envoy of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, he will conclu ...
28 April 2008
VATICAN - Letter from the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Cardinal Ivan Dias, Special Envoy to ceremonies commemorating the new Christian Millennium in Ethiopia, coinciding with the National Eucharistic Congress
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 1, 2008, the Holy Father Benedict XVI nominated Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special Envoy to ceremonies commemorating ...
28 April 2008
VATICAN - Pope ordains 29 priests: “May the hope rooted in faith, be always and increasingly yours! May you be witnesses and be wise and generous givers, sweet and strong, respectful and confident.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the VI Sunday of Easter, April 27, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, during which 29 deacons (28 from the Diocese of Rome and 1 from Propaganda Fide ...
28 April 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI encourages the new priests to “spread the joy and hope that flow from the Gospel” and launches appeals for African nations
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Joy and hope for the newly ordained priests and for his apostolic journey to the United States of America, a greeting to the Eastern Churches celebrating Easter, and an appeal for Africa: t ...
25 April 2008
VATICAN - “You heard it said, but I say to you …” - intervention by Prof. Michele Lo console: from the synagogue of New York a fresh start for Christian-Jewish dialogue
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Everyone is aware of the recent polemic which followed the liberalisation of the old Catholic rite, due to the re-use of the Good Friday prayer Oremus et pro Iudaeis and changes in the pray ...
25 April 2008
VATICAN - The non-nutritional use of agricultural products causes an unprecedented rise in food costs and has negative effects on poverty levels: Holy See address at the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy See wants to demonstrate with its presence, the appreciation it has for the work that FAO carries out along with other governments in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, ...
25 April 2008
VATICAN - Rev Nicola Bux: Orthodox Easter
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Eastern Rite Churches, Orthodox and Catholics alike, celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 27. Why an entire month after our own celebration of the feast? The Council of Nicea, held in 325, ...
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