Vatican

• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI presides solemn Mass to mark the beginning of his ministry Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday 24 April at 10am in St Peter’s Square Pope Benedict XVI presided a solemn celebration of Mass which marked the beginning of his ministry as Successor of St Peter. Some 155 cardi ...
• 22 April 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses the college of Cardinals: “the intense emotions experienced are followed by a deep desire for silence and two complementary feelings: an ardent desire of the heart to express gratitude and a sense of human inadequacy in the face of the lofty task awaiting me” Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning in the Sala Clementina in the Apostolic Building the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI received in audience all the Cardinal present in Rome. “The intense emotions experienced on ...
• 20 April 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses message to Christians and all men and women of goodwill at the end of his first Mass with Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel: “From God I invoke unity and peace for the human family and declare the willingness of all Catholics to co-operate for true social development, one that respects the dignity of all human beings” Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, 20 April at 9am the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass with the Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. At the end of the Mass the Pope read his message in Latin of whic ...
• 19 April 2005
  VATICAN - One of the thousands in St Peter’s square waiting for the new Pope Vatican City (Fides Service)- Here in St Peter’s square people are waiting patiently, their eyes riveted on the chimney which will tell the world that a new Pope has been elected. A few say they are only here out of cu ...
• 19 April 2005
  VATICAN - Missionary world rejoices for election of new Shepherd, Benedict XVI Vatican City (Fides Service) - At 5.50pm white smoke poured from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St Peter’s rang out to announce the news of the election of the new Pope to thousands gath ...
• 18 April 2005
  VATICAN - The missionary world finds its place in the exhortation by Cardinal Ratzinger at the Mass “for the election of the Roman Pontiff”: “We must be filled with holy restlessness to carry to all the gift of the faith...love and friendship of God given to us so it may reach everyone” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The exhortation pronounced this morning in St Peter’s Basilica by Cardinal Ratzinger, to “carry to all the gift of faith” was warmly welcomed by the missionary world judging by the ma ...
• 16 April 2005
  VATICAN - Message for World Mission Sunday 2005, Sunday 23 October 2005 Vatican City (Fides Service) - We release Pope John Paul II’s Message for World Mission Sunday 2005 addressed to the whole Church written by him and dated 22 February 2005 Feast of the Chair of Peter. Today the Message ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - The Sacrament of Confession in the teaching of Pope John Paul II Vatican City (Fides Service) - Letter to Priests, Holy Thursday 2002, 2. “…mission which the Lord has given us to represent him not just in the Eucharistic Sacrifice but also in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Betwe ...
• 8 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - 30,000 members of Communion and Liberation from all over the world in Rome for the Pope’s funeral Rome (Fides Service) - Besides the leaders of the Church movement Communion and Liberation, at least 30,000 young members from all over the world are in Rome for the funeral of Pope John II. Many came with their respecti ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - The first in a series of excerpts from the teaching of Pope John Paul II on some of the principal themes of his pontificate Vatican City (Fides Service) - Fides offers the first in a series of excepts from the teachings of Pope John Paul II on some of the principal themes of his pontificate (the priesthood, celibacy, the Blessed Virgin Mary, ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - The value of Eucharistic Adoration in the teaching of John Paul II Vatican City (Fides Service) - From the encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia 25. The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is of inestimable value for the life of the Church...If in our time Christians must be disti ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - The figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary for John Paul II Vatican City - From the Encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia 53: Mary is a “woman of the Eucharist” in her whole life..57: Mary is present, with the Church and as the Mother of the Church, at each of our celebrations o ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - The Charisam of priestly celibacy, according to John Paul II Vatican City (Fides Service) - From the Apostolic Exhortation Pastore dabo vobis 29: The synod fathers clearly and forcefully expressed their thought on this matter in an important proposal which deserves to be quoted he ...
• 8 April 2005
  VATICAN - Who is the priest for John Paul II Vatican City (Fides Service) - From the Apostolic Exhortation Pastores Dabo vobis 11: A correct and in - depth awareness of the nature and mission of the ministerial priesthood is the path which must be taken -- and in f ...
• 7 April 2005
  VATICAN - The Rome diocese pilgrim office Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi is busy organising accommodation for pilgrims coming from all over the world to pay homage to the Pope already over one million Rome (Fides Service) - The Rome diocese pilgrim office Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi is busy organising accommodation for prelates and pilgrims arriving in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Convents, religious inst ...