Vatican

• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATIONS MAY 16 - Don Annibale M. Di Francia (1851-1927): prayer for vocations, service to the poor and the little ones Vatican City (Fides Service) - Annibale Maria Di Francia was born to noble parents at Messina (Italy) 5 July 1851. At a very young age praying in front of the Eucharist, the source of inspiration of his life, he felt div ...
• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN - Pope John Paul receives the general assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “I am happy to know that you are in the process of updating your statutes. This means you are ever more determined to carry out your mission of “mercy and peace”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - “You, in particular, are "tireless operators of God’s mercy and peace "... In these tumultuous times for humanity the Pontifical Mission Societies, which are at the service of the Churc ...
• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN - General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: presentation of reports of activity of Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith and Pontifical Missionary Union Rome (Fides Service) - After a day of rest on Sunday, the work of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies resumed on Monday 10 May. The pastoral session being concluded, the assembly will now focus on th ...
• 10 May 2004
  VATICAN - Mission is a challenge which draws young people today: General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies examines proposal to create a universal Missionary Youth Movement. Rome (Fides Service) - At the meeting of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, on Saturday 9 May, Father Hermann Shaluck, National Director of the PMS in Germany, and Rev. Giuseppe Pellegrini, Vice di ...
• 10 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATION 16 MAY - Don Luigi Orione (1872-1940): “father of the poor and benefactor of the abandoned " Vatican City (Fides Service) - Luigi Orione was born at Pontecurone (AL), 23 June 1872, of humble parents. While still only a seminarian at the age of 20 he showed concern for poor children and opened a college for them ...
• 10 May 2004
  VATICAN - During his reflection at the midday Regina Cæli prayer the Pope encouraged those present to pray to Mary support of Christians and the whole world: “Since Christ loves with inexhaustible love” so too the immaculate heart of his Mother Mary has “the inexhaustibility of a mother ”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God was the centre of Pope John Paul II’s midday reflection before the “Regina Cæli” prayer Sunday May 9. “During the month of May the People of ...
• 8 May 2004
  VATICAN - Urban College offers missionary Church 14 new deacons from Africa and Asia ...
• 8 May 2004
  VATICAN - The work of the Annual General meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies continues with the revision of the statutes Rome (Fides Service) - The Annual General meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies which has brought together 117 national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies from all over the world continues at the Pala Ca ...
• 7 May 2004
  VATICAN - “We must help our sister Churches in difficult situations, who need to be sustained with prayer, sacrifice and material assistance” said Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addressing the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Fides Service) - “The first and most important duty of a National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies is to increase missionary awareness among the people of God to help every Christian realise his or he ...
• 5 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly audience teaching: “Christ is the Lord of the history of salvation, which is manifested in the Church and achieved through the blood of his cross, source of peace and harmony for the entire human vicissitude ” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “From the hymn there emerges the magnificent figure of Christ, Lord of the cosmos. Like divine Wisdom-Creator exalted in the Old Testament, «He is before all else that is. In him everyth ...
• 4 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies opens on May 6:: educate and form Catholics to know and love the missions and to collaborate in spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Ciampino (Rome) 6 to 14 May, Fides put a few questions to Father Fernando Galbiati, PIME, ad interim Secr ...
• 3 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope speaks of Europe at the Regina Cæli prayer: “If the unity of the peoples of Europe is to be lasting is cannot be only economic and political. Today the soul of Europe is still one because it refers to common human and Christian values.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - After celebrating Mass in St Peter’s and ordaining 26 deacons as new priests for the Diocese of Rome, on Sunday 2 May, Pope John Paul II prayed the Regina Caeli prayer from his window wit ...
• 3 May 2004
  VATICAN - On the annual Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Pope ordains 26 new priests for his diocese of Rome: “You have been ordained priests in an era in which, also here in Rome, there is a powerful cultural tendency to want to make people forget God... If you are filled with God you will be authentic apostles of new evangelisation, because we can only give what we possess in our heart” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “ You have been ordained priests in an era in which, also here in Rome, there is a powerful cultural tendency to make people forget God, especially young people and families. But have no ...
• 29 April 2004
  VATICAN - “Re-launch mission ad gentes with courage”: Presentation of "Eucharist and Mission" Pope John Paul II’s Message for World Mission Sunday 2004 (24 October) Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church has altogether in the world 1,081 ecclesiastical circumscriptions (Archdioceses, Dioceses, Vicariates and Apostolic Prefectures...) considered missionary territories and ...
• 28 April 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly teaching at the general audience : “Even in solitude, forsaken by his loved ones, the praying believer is never completely alone, the all merciful God is with him”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his teaching for the general audience in St Peter’s Square this morning Wednesday 28 April, Pope John Paul II continued his reflections on the Liturgy of Vespers, commenting Psalm 26,7 ...