Vatican

• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: Cardinal Pell appointed President Delegate, Archbishop Pasinya appointed Special Secretary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father appointed Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, as President Delegate of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take pl ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - SMS Message sent from Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after WYD Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the text of the SMS Message sent in English yesterday, September 8, by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after the conclusion of W ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (2) - “May the Most Holy Virgin continue to watch over each and every one of you, so that the inheritance of the Gospel may be transmitted in tact to future generations.” - Appeal for Haiti Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated in the square in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria, on Sunday, September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Angelus. Before prayi ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (1) - “May Mary help you bring Christ to the families, small domestic churches and the cells of society...May she help you to find the adequate pastoral plans that allow the youth to find Christ...May she give you the strength to evangelize the world of work, the economy, and politics...” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to Cagliari, on the centennial anniversary of the proclamation of of “Nostra Signora di Bonaria” (Our Lady of Bonari ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope addresses the Bishops of Nicaragua: “We should never forget that the seed of the Gospel should always be sown, in every age, in every generation, so that it may fully bloom and so that its flower may never die.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In an audience held on September 6 with the Bishops of Nicaragua on their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, the Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed his appreciation for their efforts to make th ...
• 5 September 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI will inaugurate the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls; pastoral visits to Cagliari, Lourdes, and Pompeii Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the calendar of celebrations that Pope Benedict XIV will preside over. In September, the Pope will make a pastoral visit to Cagliari, Italy on S ...