Vatican

• 8 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on Saint Peter: “for all times Peter must be the custodian of communion with Christ, the guide to communion with Christ, he must make sure the net does not break so universal communion may continue” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At his weekly teaching at the general audience in St Peter’s Square on June 7 Pope Benedict XVI continued his reflections on St Peter the first of the Apostles. “St John the evangelist ...
• 7 June 2006
  VATICAN - “The great eternal values of peace, mercy, justice in view of the development of the whole person, in keeping with the scale of values proposed by Jesus Christ”. Theatre discovered as a path for evangelisation. A major cultural event on Friday in Rome to return to the debate on the role of the arts in announcing the Gospel. The Church must resume her presence in an area where for centuries she was the engine of creativity and human and spiritual growth. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 9 June at 9pm at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, there will be the very first performance of “The Light of the World” an opera in two acts written by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, president ...
• 6 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI opens Rome’s Annual Diocesan Church Meeting: “The more we nourish ourselves with Christ, the more we are in love with Him, the more we feel impelled to bring others to Him: in fact we cannot keep for ourselves the joy of the faith, we feel the need to share it.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The discovery of the beauty and joy of the faith is a journey which every new generation must travel for itself because the faith touches all that is ours, our most intimate thoughts, ou ...
• 5 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI on the Eve of Pentecost: “The Holy Spirit desires unity, totality. Therefore His presence shows itself especially in missionary impulse. A person who finds something true, beautiful and good in life runs to share it with everyone, everywhere” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In St Peter’s Square in the early evening of Saturday June 3 the eve of Pentecost, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI presided the celebration of the 1st Vespers of Pentecost with an estim ...
• 5 June 2006
  VATICAN - “The Holy Spirit illuminates the human spirit and revealing Christ crucified and Risen shows how we can become more like Him” : Pope Benedict XVI on Pentecost Sunday Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Pentecost Sunday 4 June Pope Benedict XVI presided Mass in St Peter’s Square. “At Pentecost the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles and this was the beginning of the Church’s u ...
• 3 June 2006
  VATICAN - The Saints of Charity mentioned in Deus caritas est Encyclical: St Ignatius of Loyola Vatican City (Fides Service) - "the Society should show itself no less useful in reconciling the estranged, in holily assisting and serving those who are found in prisons or hospitals, and indeed in performing other work ...
• 2 June 2006
  VATICAN - Interview with His Eminence Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe: “My heart will always beat for mission” Vatican City (Fides) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe at the end of his five year mandate as head of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples was appointed Archbishop of Naples by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. H ...
• 2 June 2006
  VATICAN -Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for World Mission Sunday 2006: "Charity, the soul of mission" Vatican City (Fides Service) - We give below the full text in English of Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the 80th World Mission Sunday 2006 which the Church all over the world will celebrate on Sunday 22 October with t ...
• 1 June 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Nicola Bux and Salvatore Vitiello - “Church, a Community of Love” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Church, a Community of love”. The second part of the encyclical «Deus Caritas Est» bears the title: « Caritas - The practice of Love by the Church as a “Community of Love”». ...
• 1 June 2006
  VATICAN - “Carry the light of Christ to every social and cultural environment in which you live…illuminate the darkness of a world bewildered by the contradictory messages of ideologies!”: Pope Benedict XVI Message to World Congress of New Church Movements and Communities Vatican City (Fides Service) - “As we look forward to the meeting on Saturday June 3 in St Peter’s Square with the members of more than 100 new Church movements and communities, I am happy to offer you, the represent ...
• 1 June 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope tells visitors at the General Audience about his visit to Poland: “May men and women once again recognise that God is the Father of all and He calls all of us to build together a world of justice, truth and peace!” - Appeal for reconciliation in East Timor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the general audience on Wednesday 31 May, Pope Benedict XVI retraced the principal laps of his recent apostolic visit to Poland. First of all he thanked the Polish Bishops, the President ...
• 31 May 2006
  VATICAN - 2nd International Conference and a series of Prayer Vigils in preparation for Pope Benedict's Pentecost meeting with new Church movements and Communities Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At a press conference to present a meeting which Pope Benedict XVI will have with new Church movements and communities in St. Peter's Square on Saturday June 3, the eve of Pentecost, Archbi ...
• 30 May 2006
  VATICAN - International Conference on “The Fight against Corruption” organised by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It undermines the correct functioning of the state, causes growing mistrust among citizens, distorts at the root the role of representative institutions, increases inequality between advanc ...
• 29 May 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses Polish youth: “My friends, do not be afraid to lean on Christ! Long for Christ, as the foundation of your life! Enkindle within you the desire to build your life on him and for him!” Krakow (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Friday 27 May Pope Benedict XVI went to Wawel Cathedral and then Błonie Park for a meeting with Polish youth. After being welcomed by Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, and ...
• 29 May 2006
  VATICAN - From Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp the Pope implores “the grace of reconciliation”: first of all from God, who alone can open and purify our hearts, from the men and women who suffered here, and finally the grace of reconciliation for all those who, at this hour of our history, are suffering in new ways from the power of hatred and the violence which hatred spawns. Auschwitz (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Sunday 28 May the Pope visited Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the last lap of his Apostolic Visit to Poland. The Pope prayed at the Wall of Death, spoke with former ...