Vatican

• 19 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Easter Triduum was the subject of the Pope's teaching at his General Audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19 Pope Benedict focussed his weekly teaching on the meaning of the Easter Triduum, the culmination of the Lenten journey. These three days are called ‘holy’ because “they en ...
• 18 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope's condolences for the death of Chiara Lubich Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI , through the Cardinal Secretary of State, sent a message of condolence to the, Work of Mary, or Focolari Movement, on the occasion of the death of the movement ...
• 17 March 2008
  VATICAN - “Archbishop Rahho took up his cross and followed the Lord Jesus, thus he contributed to bringing justice to his martyred country and to the whole world, bearing witness to the truth”: Holy Father’s homily in the funeral mass for the Archbishop of Mossul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the Passion of Christ, we see the fulfillment of this mission, when He, faced with an unjust condemnation, bears witness to the truth, remaining faithful to the law of love. On this s ...
• 17 March 2008
  VATICAN - Promulgation of the Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints: among them are Fr. Clemente Vismara, missionary in Birma for 65 years; Capuchin Fr. Mariano, apostle of the television; and the founder of the “Knights of Columbus” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 15, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI received Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience during which the Holy Father authori ...
• 17 March 2008
  VATICAN - “Enough with the bloodshed, enough with the violence, enough with the hatred in Iraq! Beloved Iraqi people, lift up your heads and let it be you yourselves who, in the first place, rebuild your national life!” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The “beautiful witness of fidelity to Christ, to the Church and his people” of the late Chaldean Archbishop of Mossul, Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, who met his tragic fatal end just d ...
• 17 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope on Palm Sunday: “Together with the young people of the whole world let us go to meet Jesus. Let us allow him to guide us to God, to learn from God himself how to be men... that we too become with him and beginning from him messengers of his peace” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the liturgical celebration of Palm Sunday and the Lord’s Passion held in Saint Peter’s Square on March 16. Following the blessing of the palms and ...
• 14 March 2008
  VATICAN - Pope tells young people: “This city of Rome is in your hands. It is up to you to make it spiritually beautiful with your testimony of a life lived in the grace of God and far from sin” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Dear young people, this city of Rome is in your hands. It is up to you to make it spiritually beautiful with your testimony of a life lived in the grace of God and far from sin, respondi ...
• 14 March 2008
  VATICANO - Holy Father’s telegram for the death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Upon receiving the news of the death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans, Iraq, who was kidnapped on 29 February, Benedict XVI sent the following telegra ...
• 14 March 2008
  VATICAN - “The document Dominus Iesus and the other religions” of Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (sixth 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 ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICANO - Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between man and woman: study day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The study day sponsored by the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and the Family concluded March 12, with a public colloquium on the Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Progress is not God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - One of the evidences of our time is humanity's continual thirst for progress. This thirst is continually and amply increased by the media which, with remarkable constancy, portray progress, ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope in the General Audience: “We live in a time of meeting between cultures, of the danger of violence that destroys cultures, and of the necessary commitment to transmit the great values and to teach new generations the path to reconciliation and peace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Schools today face significant challenges in the field of educating new generations. For this reason, schools cannot just be places for imparting ideas but are called to offer pupils the ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy See Press Office releases a communique on the Commission for the Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office released the following communique today: The Commission established by Pope Benedict XVI to study the most important questions concerning the life of the Church in ...
• 12 March 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The “sleep” of the disciples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - One of the episodes we will meditate during the days of the Lord's Passion, is that of the three disciples, Peter, James and John who fall asleep in the Garden of Olives while Jesus experi ...
• 11 March 2008
  VATICAN - Youth from the Diocese of Rome accompany the Pope towards 23rd World Youth Day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the Angelus on March 9, the Holy Father invited the youth of Rome to a liturgical Penance Service in preparation for World Youth Day, to be celebrated on a diocesan level on Palm Sunday. ...