Vatican

• 28 February 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI, in the General Audience, concludes his catechesis on Saint Augustine: “may we be granted the grace every day to follow the example of this great convert, finding the Lord in every moment of our lives, as he did.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The General Audience on Wednesday, February 27, has also taken place in two phases: first, in the Basilica of St. Peter and later, in the Paul VI Hall, where the Holy Father Benedict XVI co ...
• 28 February 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Politics, Catholics, witness and mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ Look: as Yahweh my God commanded me, I have taught you laws and customs, for you to observe in the country of which you are going to take possession. Keep them, put them into practice, ...
• 27 February 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - God desires to give us Himself Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Gospel of the 3rd Sunday of Lent cycle A, about the Samaritan woman, is exceptionally rich. Every time we read it we are passionately moved by that intense conversation between Jesus an ...
• 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 ...