Vatican

• 4 June 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Heart of Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 31 May, the feast of the Visitation which this year coincided with the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Benedict XVI underlined the importance of the Rosary prayer in ...
• 3 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI’s Message: “Hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable in a world which has, in fact, levels of production, resources and knowledge sufficient to put an end to such dramas and their consequences.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The growing globalization of trade markets does not always favor the availability of food and the systems of productivity are often conditioned by limited structures, as well as protec ...
• 3 June 2008
  VATICAN - “That a true pastoral care and welcome to families of migrants and itinerant people might be the hallmark of the attitude and praxis of the Church towards people in mobility.” Concluding Communiqué from the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The family is the way of the Church and pastoral care directed at the migrant’s and itinerant’s family particularly aims at the integration (which is not assimilation), and/or the ...
• 3 June 2008
  VATICAN - In the audience with pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Turin, the Pope announces another “solemn exposition of the Shroud” in 2010: “to contemplate that mysterious face which silently speaks to the hearts of men, inviting them to recognize therein the face of God.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 2, in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received participants in a pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Turin, led by the city’s Archbishop, Cardinal Severin ...
• 2 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Foundation “Centesimus Annus-Pro Pontifice”: “The focus of all economic planning...should always be the person, created in the image of God and willed by Him for the care and administration of the immense resources of creation.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Harmonious development is possible, if the economic and political decisions placed in effect take into account the fundamental principals that make them accessible by all people. I am ...
• 2 June 2008
  VATICAN - Decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, authorizing a special permission for the celebration of the Conversion of St. Paul” in the jubilee year, 2,000th anniversary of his birth Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office issued the following decree on May 31, 2008, from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. “The Apostle St. Paul, who pro ...
• 2 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father addresses the Bishops of Myanmar: “May God open the hearts of all so that a concerted effort may be made to facilitate and coordinate the ongoing endeavor to bring relief to the suffering and rebuild the country’s infrastructure.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The particular commitment of the Church in Myanmar to the poor and needy, noteworthy and appreciated, was mentioned by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during an audience held with the Bishop ...
• 2 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father concludes the Month of Mary encouraging all to continue praying the Rosary, “so that, in the school of Mary, the lamp of faith may shine ever brighter in the heart of Christians and in their houses.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The Rosary, when it is not a mechanical repetition of traditional formulas, is a biblical meditation that permits us to reflect on the events of the Lord’s life in the company of the ...
• 2 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus invites all: “to renew his devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ,” that expresses in a simple and authentic way the “glad tidings” of love and makes another appeal for the people of China and Myanmar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the first Sunday and first day of the month of June, the Holy Father Benedict XVI dedicated his address prior to the recitation of the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter ...
• 30 May 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells new Ambassadors: “The international community is also called to act -- over and above simple justice -- by showing its solidarity with the poorest and ensuring a better distribution of wealth.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On May 29, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of nine new ambassadors to the Holy See (Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia, Chad, Bangladesh, Belarus, Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria). ...
• 30 May 2008
  VATICAN - Program of Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to Sydney for the 23rd World Youth Day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has released the program for the Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Sydney, Australia, for the 23rd World Youth Day. The Pope will depart from ...
• 30 May 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Italian Bishops: “For us Bishops, for our priests, for catechists, and for the entire Christian community, the educational emergency assumes a very specific form: that of the transmission of the faith to the new generations." Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “In Italy, as in many other countries, there is a strong sense of what we could call an authentic ‘educational emergency,’” said the Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 29, in a meeti ...
• 30 May 2008
  VATICAN - “You heard it said, but I say to you …” -intervention by Prof. Michele Loconsole: Jesus is Jewish and always will be Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Very often, especially in the past, the Christian community forgot to teach that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew; to all effects a member of the Jewish religion. Still today, more than 40 years ...
• 29 May 2008
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Abortion: the silence of life Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This year 2008, is the fortieth anniversary, only a few days ago to be exact, of the approval of the famous Law 194 which de-penalised abortion in Italy. An anniversary on which there is li ...
• 29 May 2008
  VATICAN - May 30: World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This year, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on May 30, which has been declared the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. In the Letter sent on this oc ...