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26 February 2008
VATICAN - Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office released a communique saying that from 2 to 9 March, Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone will - at the invitation of the religious and civil authorities - ...
26 February 2008
VATICAN - The great vitality of the Church in Oceania maintained by the Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Oceania”; the continent prepares for World Youth Day in Sydney
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The particular Churches in Oceania show an unquestionable vitality maintained by the Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Oceania,” which has been translated and printed into many of the ...
26 February 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI, in the audience with participants of the international congress of the Pontifical Academy for Life: “the firm and constant ethical condemnation of all forms of direct euthanasia, in keeping with the centuries-long teaching of the Church.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Ethical Aspects,” was the theme for the international Congress held by the Pontifical Academy for Life, for the occasio ...
25 February 2008
VATICAN - Holy Father’s Message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations: “this missionary dimension is associated in a special and intimate way with the priestly vocation”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Vocations at the Service of the Church on Mission,” is the theme that has been chosen by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for the next World Day of Prayer for Vocations, to be celebrated o ...
25 February 2008
VATICAN - The Pope presents his “Letter on the Urgent Task of Education” to the Diocese of Rome: “even in our times, educating towards the good is possible”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We have come together here because of our common search for the good of the new generations, for the growth and future of the children that the Lord has given this city. We are also move ...
25 February 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses the Roman Parish of Santa Maria Liberatrice: “Jesus wants to lead us, as He did the Samaritan woman, to profess our faith in Him with determination, so that we may also proclaim and testify to our brothers the joy of meeting Him”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, February 24, at 9am, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to the Parish of Santa Maria Liberatrice, in Rome’s Testaccio district, in commemoration of the centenni ...
25 February 2008
VATICAN - The Pope in the Angelus address: “let us too open our hearts to the confident hearing of the word of God to meet, like the Samaritan woman, Jesus, who reveals his love to us” - Appeal for Ecuador
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Prior to the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, February 24, Pope Benedict XVI focused his reflection on the dialogue that unfolds between Jesus and the Samaritan woman (cf. Jn. 4:5-42), ...
22 February 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses new Ambassador of Serbia: “with regard to the current crisis in Kosovo, I call upon all interested parties to act with prudence and moderation, and to seek solutions that favor mutual respect and reconciliation.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI received the credential letters of Vladeta Jankovic, Serbia's new ambassador to the Holy See, in an audience on February 21. In his address, the Pope calle ...
22 February 2008
VATICAN - “The document Dominus Iesus and the other religions” of Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (third part)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “L’Osservatore Romano” has made it possible for Agenzia Fides to publish the entire text of the speech given by Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine ...
22 February 2008
VATICAN - Pope’s Message to the Cuban Bishops on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the visit of John Paul II: the need for gratitude and renewal of the zeal for evangelization
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The commemoration 10 years later of those unforgettable days for the Church and the Cuban people, lived as an enthusiastic world was watching, is without a doubt a call for gratitude tow ...
22 February 2008
VATICAN - The Pope encourages the Jesuits to retrace the steps of their predecessors “with the same courage and intelligence, and also the same profound motivation of faith and passion for serving the Lord and his Church”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI fervently hopes the Society of Jesus will “live with new impulse and fervour the mission for which the Spirit called it into being in the Church and has maintained it wi ...
21 February 2008
VATICAN - The Pope in his General Audience: Saint Augustine is “always alive,” “He truly lives in his works, he is present among us, and thus, we see the permanent vitality of his faith to which he had dedicated all his life.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “May our Lenten journey be an occasion for making a decided effort of conversion and of a spiritual renewal towards an awakening to the authentic faith, for a full restoration of our rela ...
21 February 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE- Beware of proponents of a new pantheon
Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In these times of ours rampant declarations and initiatives with the banner of “dialogue among religions” hoisted on their respective standards, find proponents even among persons with ...
20 February 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “we must not be discouraged, because if many clouds are gathering on the horizon of religious life today, there also exist (indeed they are constantly growing) signs of a providential reawakening which gives rise to consolation and hope.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all aware how, in modern globalised society, it is becoming ever more difficult to announce and bear witness to the Gospel. The process of secularisation which is advancing in con ...
20 February 2008
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Converting our hearts every day - Mgr Luciano Alimandi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Season of Lent for every Christian should mark a turning point, accentuating that change in thought and life which becomes daily in those who truly wish to follow Jesus. In the Gospel t ...
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