Vatican

• 7 December 2004
  VATICAN - “May the Christian faith be once again a builder of culture for individuals, families, the entire family of peoples from East to West”, Cardinal Poupard visited Minsk Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture has accepted an invitation from Filaret, Metropolita of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Esarch of Belo-Russia and Presid ...
• 6 December 2004
  VATICAN - Fides dedicates a new Section to the 150th anniversary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Fides has a added a new Section to its web site www.fides.org, which will include: ...
• 6 December 2004
  VATICAN - At the Sunday Angelus prayer the Pope invites Romans and visitors to join him in paying honour to immaculate Mary, 150 years since the definition of this “important Marian Dogma” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “We are preparing to celebrate with intimate joy the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception, which assumes special significance this year when we commemorate the 150th ...
• 3 December 2004
  VATICAN - Through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier, may be this land of bountiful missionary harvest Cardinal Sepe said during Mass for Evangelisation in Bangkok Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Dear Brothers and Sisters, this celebration of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier becomes a fitting moment to deepen your religious vocation in its triple dimension of consecration, communi ...
• 2 December 2004
  VATICAN - “Mary of Nazareth welcomes the Son of God into History”: 21st International Mariological Congress to mark 150th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Mary of Nazareth welcomes the Son of God to History” is the theme of 21st International Mariological Congress organised by the International Pontifical Marian Academy to mark the 150th ...
• 2 December 2004
  VATICAN - “The Church in Cambodia is still a small minority, this situation calls us to take our missionary duty towards our non Christian brothers and sisters seriously” Cardinal Sepe says during his pastoral visit to Phnom-Penh Vatican City (Fides Service) - “My heart is filled with gratitude to God our Father for this day and this opportunity to visit your noble country, Cambodia, and to celebrate with you this Eucharist to offer thanks to G ...
• 1 December 2004
  VATICAN - Pontifical Council for the Laity publishes “Register of International Associations of Lay Catholics”: 123 associations all over the world with millions of members Vatican City (Fides Service) - In response to a call by Pope John Paul II to make a list of associations of lay Catholics in the world which receive official approval of the Holy See, the Pontifical Council for the Laity ...
• 1 December 2004
  VATICAN - “Now, it is our turn to continue the same mission initiated in this territory long time ago!” Cardinal Sepe said from the first Catholic mission in Thailand and Chiang Mai Cathedral Vatican City (Fides Service) - During his pastoral visit in South East Asia the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, visited the church of St Joseph at Ayutthaya, the first Catholic mission in T ...
• 1 December 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the Wednesday Audience: “As the Lord rules the world in truth and justice (cf. Ps. 35:7), likewise the king, his visible representative on earth according to the Biblical perspective, must imitate God’s actions. Vatican City (Fides Service) - Psalm 71, one of the ‘royal psalms’ meditated by the Fathers of the Church and reinterpreted in a messianic key, was the subject of the Pope’s teaching at his general Wednesday audien ...
• 30 November 2004
  VATICAN - Street children, now 100 million, are one the most worrying problems of our century which concerns also the Church: 1st International Meeting for Pastoral Care of Street Children issues closing statement Vatican City (Fides Service) - In a final statement issued by participants at the 1st International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children participants stressed the need to increase awareness with regard to the gra ...
• 30 November 2004
  VATICAN - Papal Message to International Congress on Consecrated Life: consecrated persons “are called to offer humanity disoriented, disheartened and without memory, credible witness of Christian hope” Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II addressed a special message to participants at an International Congress on Consecrated Life in Rome 22 to 27 November. The Message was read at the end of the Congress by ...
• 29 November 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope grants a special audience to Rev. Oreste Benzi and the Pope John XXIII Community on the 30th anniversary of the opening of the first Family-Home: “To give genuine love to others, love must be first drawn from God.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, 29 November Pope John Paul II granted a special audience to members of the "Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII", association founded by Rev. Oreste Benzi. In his address the Pope s ...
• 29 November 2004
  VATICAN - In Bangkok, Cardinal Sepe presides ordination of the new Bishop of Surat Thani: “a great day for the Catholic Community of the Diocese of Surat Thani. It is a significant day, a day to give thanks to Almighty God for all the blessings He has bestowed on them” Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his homily during the Ordination in Bangkok on Sunday 28 November of the new Bishop of Surat Thani, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of People ...
• 29 November 2004
  VATICAN - On the first Sunday of Advent the Pope encourages devotion to the Eucharist: “Today marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, during which we will contemplate with special devotion the face of Christ present in the Eucharist ” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Today marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, during which we will contemplate with special devotion the face of Christ present in the Eucharist. Jesus, the incarnate Word, who die ...
• 27 November 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople preside ecumenical celebration in St Peter’s: “I will never tire of striving resolutely and determinedly to restore communion among Christ’s disciples”, the Pope said. Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Beloved Brother, I will never tire of striving resolutely and determinedly to restore communion among Christ’s disciples because I desire, in response to the will of the Lord, to be th ...