Vatican

• 27 November 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus on the Feast of Christ the King says “He came not to dominate peoples and territories, but to free man from the slavery of sin and reconcile him with God”. The Pope asks people to pray for his visit to Turkey “may this pilgrimage bear fruit as God desires” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the last Sunday of the Liturgical year the Church celebrates the Feast of Christ the King, and on November 26th during his Angelus discourse Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the Gospel of ...
• 27 November 2006
  VATICAN - Novena of prayer in preparation for the feast of the Immaculate Conception - day one: 29th November Rome (Fides Service) - Wednesday 29 November is the first Day of the Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. Fides Service will give the daily prayer each day and a link to the who ...
• 27 November 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Dias appointed by the Pope, a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. ...
• 25 November 2006
  VATICAN - It is “important to promote initiatives which foster proximity to the sick, render more lively evangelisation of culture and offer inspiration for the economic and political programmes of governments”.”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses International Conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father today received participants in an International Conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care. The conference is being held in the Vatican from Nov ...
• 25 November 2006
  VATICAN - SEASON OF ADVENT (3) - Rorate Caeli Desuper Rome (Fides Service) - Rorate Cæli in Gregorian Chant is the Advent hymn par excellence. The refrain is taken from the Book of Isaiah (45,8) : "Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let t ...
• 24 November 2006
  VATICAN - Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of the Anglican Communion visits Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning Friday 24 November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of the Anglican Communion, His Grace Dr. Rowan Williams, paid a visit to the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Pe ...
• 24 November 2006
  VATICAN - SEASON OF ADVENT- « Alma Redemptoris Mater » (2) Rome (Fides Service) - "Alma Redemptoris Mater... The Virgin Mother of the Redeemer...". In the Christmas season we invoke Mary using an ancient, evocative Marian Antiphon which continues with the words: "Tu quae genuis ...
• 23 November 2006
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI concludes his reflections on Saint Paul: “Paul was converted to Christ and the Church at the same time, and so we understand why the Church is so present in his thought, his heart and his work” - appeal for peace in Lebanon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the General Audience on Wednesday 22 November Pope Benedict XVI concluded his reflections on Saint Paul focussing on “one of the decisive components of his activity and one of the mos ...
• 23 November 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Event of Education Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Like every reality which concerns the human, education is also a question of interpersonal relationship between an “I” conscious, educating and adult, and an “I” in formation, in ...
• 23 November 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI sends telegramme of sympathy after Polish coal mine accident in which 23 miners were killed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. sent a telegramme of sympathy to Metropolitan Archbishop Damian Zimon of Katowice, Poland, after Tuesday' ...
• 23 November 2006
  VATICAN - THE SEASON OF ADVENT -With Mary waiting for the coming of the Lord Rome (Fides Service) - Advent is a Season of waiting for the Lord’s coming: the Jewish people’s waiting for the Messiah in the Old Testament; our waiting for the birth of Jesus, our waiting for his Second coming at t ...
• 22 November 2006
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “Mary Queen of our hearts” by don Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Mary is Queen of heaven and earth through grace, just as Jesus is King by nature and by conquest. Since the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is first of all an inward fact which comes about in th ...
• 21 November 2006
  VATICAN - “The Catholic Church though the faithful has always cared for people with infectious diseases”: President of Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care presents next international conference on "Pastoral aspects of the treatment of infectious diseases." Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 November at the Holy See Press Office, the presentation took place of the annual international conference organized by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care. The conference, ...
• 21 November 2006
  VATICAN - Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, addresses Italian President: “Even those who do not share the Christian faith regard the Pope as the Spokesman for highest moral instances and heed his calls for respect for human dignity, promotion of peace and development and sincere collaboration among peoples, religions and cultures” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the meeting with the Pope, in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace, the President of Italy Mr Giorgio Napolitano met on Monday 20 November, the Diplomatic Corps accredited t ...
• 21 November 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives the President of Italy on official visit: “Church and State, although quite distinct, are both called, according to their respective mission and proper aims and means, to serve man, receiver and agent of the salvific mission of the Church and citizen of the state” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Church and State, although quite distinct, are both called according to their respective mission and proper aims and means, to serve man who is both receiver and agent of the salvific mi ...