Vatican

• 26 February 2007
  VATICAN - “The conscience, sanctuary of the person, metaphorical source of water which can be polluted but which is purified by returning to the source”: Pontifical Academy for Life concludes Congress Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the presence of about 400 participants from all over the worlds and important speakers from far away countries, the 13th general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life was held in t ...
• 26 February 2007
  VATICAN - PRAYERS FOR LENT: THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS 4th Station: JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER Rome (Fides News Service) - V/. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R/. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel according to Luke. 2:34-35,51 Simon blessed them and said to Mary his mo ...
• 26 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope’s Angelus reflection: “The Man whom we have pierced with our sins never tires of pouring an inexhaustible torrent of merciful love on to the world. May humanity understand that only from this source can we draw the spiritual strength indispensable for building the peace and happiness so tirelessly sought by every human person” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Let us start the Lenten Season with our eyes fixed on the side of Jesus…in these days of Lent let our heart never stray from this mystery of profound humanity and lofty spirituality” ...
• 24 February 2007
  VATICAN - In a meeting with his clergy of Rome diocese Pope Benedict XVI speaks about youth pastoral, knowledge of the Scriptures, the place of Church Movements, implementation of the Council, sacred art a channel for communicating the faith Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Thursday 22 February Pope Benedict XVI had his traditional meeting with his clergy of the diocese of Rome. After being greeted by Cardinal Vicar Camillo Ruini the Pope answered questions ...
• 24 February 2007
  VATICAN PRAYERS FOR LENT - THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS 3rd station: JESUS FALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME Rome (Fides News Service) V/. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R/. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. 53:4-6 Surely he has born our grief and carried our ...
• 23 February 2007
  VATICAN - PRAYERS FOR LENT THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2nd Station JESUS TAKES UP HIS CROSS Rome (Fides News Service) - V/. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R/. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel according to Matthew. 27:27-31 Then the soldiers of the governor took ...
• 23 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Church is to have five new Saints, exemplary educators, preachers, confessors, devoted to serving others and promoting ecumenism Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the course of an Ordinary Public Consistory held this morning in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI established that on Friday, May 11, during the course of his Apostolic journey to Brazil, ...
• 23 February 2007
  VATICAN - 500th anniversary of the foundation of the St Peter’s Basilica: Vatican Apostolic Library exhibition 'Tu es Petrus - the Basilica of Peter in the Medals of the Popes’ to be hosted for the first time also in St. Petersburg, Russia Vatican City (Fides Service) - As part of initiatives to mark the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the current Vatican Basilica, the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Numismatic Collections of Rome has organized ...
• 23 February 2007
  VATICAN - Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia in the presence of the Holy Father Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 25, the first Sunday of Lent, the annual spiritual exercises of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia will begin in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. ...
• 23 February 2007
  VATICAN - PRAYERS FOR LENT, THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON GOOD FRIDAY, 25th OF MARCH 2005 AT THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME Rome (Fides News Service) - FIRST STATION: JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH V/. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R/. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:22 ...
• 22 February 2007
  VATICAN - Message to Catholics in Brazil for the Lenten Fraternity Campaign 2007, the Pope recalls with gratitude the many courageous men and women missionaries dedicated, “even at the risk of their life, to spreading the Catholic faith in the villages and towns of the region” Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the annual Lenten Brotherhood Campaign in Brazil, this year with the theme “Fraternity and Amazon" and the motto "Life and Mission in that Land " (see Fides 20/2/2007 ...
• 22 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope presides the first Lenten ‘station’ Mass at the basilica of Santa Sabina: “Works of charity (almsgiving), prayer and penance (fasting), and other sincere efforts for conversion find their highest significance and values in the Eucharist, source and summit of the life of the Church and the history of salvation” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Ash Wednesday is considered the ‘gateway’ to Lent. In fact today’s Liturgy and its distinctive actions anticipate in a synthetic form the very physiognomy of the Lenten Season. In ...
• 22 February 2007
  VATICAN - PRAYERS FOR LENT- « STABAT MATER » Rome (Agence Fides) - STABAT MATER Stabat Mater is a thirteenth-century Roman Catholic hymn attributed to Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa ("The sorrowful mother ...
• 22 February 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - de facto couples and homosexual persons (2) Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since some Catholics have adopted an individualistic ‘liberal’ idea of conscience, rejecting the idea of communion of conscience, in which the individual Christian and the Church are on ...
• 22 February 2007
  VATICAN - “This Lent, by a more fervent participation in the Eucharist, may we learn to enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery and to “re-give” Christ’s love to others, especially the suffering and those in need”: the Pope’s teaching at the general audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Once again, given the large number of visitors for the General Audience on Wednesday 21 February, Ash Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI gave his audience in two stages. First to St Peter’s Bas ...