Vatican

• 19 October 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE rev Nicola Bux and rev Salvatore Vitiello - Reform within the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Universal reform within the Church was all important for the Saints who followed the example of the Apostles and started with themselves: this is the trademark of authentic reform within th ...
• 18 October 2006
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Luciano Alimandi - “Holy Mary, gives us your spontaneity of heart” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Spontaneity is one of the great values of life, it vivifies the human heart keeping it open to the truth. This is clearly seen in children: who better than they to teach us to be spontaneou ...
• 17 October 2006
  VATICAN - “STONES, SOUNDS, COLOURS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD”: Inspiring Principles for the building of churches and places for the celebration and the adoration of the Eucharist (I) by Bishop Mauro Piacenza Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The plan for the building of the church is complex and articulated. It is based on the concept of the act of worship which the place is destined to host and manifest. Corresponding to the l ...
• 16 October 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope appoints Cardinal Dias member of Special Council for Asia of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, a member of the Special Council for Asia of the General Secretariat of the ...
• 13 October 2006
  VATICAN - “Governments must honour promises made with regard to debt relief and social and economic development programmes”: Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, addresses 61st session of UN General Assembly, New York (Agenzia Fides)- Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, addressing the second committee of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly, which is considering ...
• 13 October 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias presides Concelebration of Mass «De Spiritu Sancto» for the inauguration of the new academic year at the Pontifical Urban University: “it is not enough to study in the library or in the classroom, we must live at the school of the one and only Master, the Lord Jesus Christ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I am truly happy to celebrate with you for the first time as Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urban University this solemn Mass to invoke the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the new ac ...
• 13 October 2006
  VATICAN - Sunday 15 October the Holy Father Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass in St Peter’s Square during which he will give the Church four new Saints Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 15 October at 10am the Holy Father Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass in St Peter’s Square during which he will give the Church four new Saints: Mexican Bishop Rafael Guízar Valenci ...
• 12 October 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE rev. Nicola Bux and rev. Salvatore Vitiello - The “fundamental coordinates” for mission in Italy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In Germany Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his experience of meetings with Bishops from all over the world: “The bishops tell me with gratitude about the generosity of German Catholics […] N ...
• 12 October 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s teaching at the Wednesday Audience: Simon the Cananaean and Juda Thaddaeus “help us rediscover again and again the beauty of the Christian faith and never tire of living it and bearing strong and serene witness to it” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The apostles Simon the Cananaean and Juda Thaddaeus were the subject of the Pope’s reflection during the weekly audience in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday 11 October where thousands of ...
• 11 October 2006
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Rev. Luciano Alimandi -“Life cannot be understood without the Rosary” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the month traditionally dedicated to the prayer of the Holy Rosary, we are invited to turn with greater confidence to pray for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this the Ch ...
• 11 October 2006
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World (2) AZERI: to mark the 6th anniversary of the Catholic Mission of Baku, Azerbaijan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Azerbaijan is situated in the Caucuses region of Asia. It has an area of 86,000sq km and a population of about 7,600,000. Formerly a Soviet Territory, Azerbaijan became independent in 1990 ...
• 11 October 2006
  VATICAN - Catholic Social Doctrine in the formation to the Religious Life: international study seminar 12 and 13 October Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The true meaning of consecration to the religious life does not distance men and women from the world, indeed it strengthens their desire and commitment to serve society for and with the lo ...
• 10 October 2006
  VATICAN - Excavations bring to light 40 small and medium-sized mausolea, and more than 200 individual graves: new section of Roman necropolis on the ancient Via Triumphalis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, 9 October, at the Vatican Museums about 200 media operators from many different countries took part in a press conference followed by a visit to present a new section of the Roma ...
• 9 October 2006
  VATICAN - Thursday 12 October Cardinal Ivan Dias will inaugurate academic year 2006/2007 Pontifical Urban University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A special concelebration of the Eucharist to invoke the Holy Spirit, presided on 12 October by Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Grand Ch ...
• 9 October 2006
  VATICAN - Christian Prayer in the World: new titles may be missing in Litany of Our Lady Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With regard to our Dossier of Christian Prayers in the World, we would point out that two new titles added by Pope John Paul II to the Litany of Our Lady are not always present in the vario ...