Vatican

• 11 June 2003
  VATICAN - “THE HEALTHIER THE FAMILY, THE HEALTHIER SOCIETY” LETTER FROM CARDINAL SODANO TO ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY Vatican City (Fides Service) – From 8-10 June in Santiago, Chile, the Organisation of American States, OAS, held its 33rd general assembly. For the occasion Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Pope’s Secretary of State, addr ...
• 11 June 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE TELLS DEHONIANS: BE READY TO FACE CHALLENGES OF OUR DAY AND TO UPGRADE YOUR APOSTOLATE IN THE AMBITS OF SPIRITUALITY, MISSION AD GENTES, SOCIAL WORK AND SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR CULTURE Vatican City (Fides Service) – “As the theme of the Chapter suggests, you must be “Dehonians on mission: with open hearts and solidarity” ready to face the challenges of our day and to upgrade your apostolate in ...
• 5 June 2003
  VATICAN - POPE JOHN PAUL II SETS OUT FOR HIS 100TH APOSTOLIC JOURNEY: 3RD TIME IN CROATIA “MARKED BY THE WITNESS OF BOLD DISCIPLES OF THE GOSPEL” Vatican City (Fides Service) – This afternoon, Thursday 5 June, Pope John Paul II will start his third visit to Croatia where he will remain until Monday 9 June. This will be the one hundredth Apostolic Journey underta ...
• 5 June 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE’S GENERAL AUDIENCE: BLESSED JOHN XXIII TELLS MEN AND WOMEN OF THIRD MILLENNIUM THAT SECRET OF PEACE AND JOY LIES IN DEEP AND CONSTANT COMMUNION WITH GOD Vatican City (Fides Service) – During the General Audience on June 4, in St Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II spoke about Blessed John XXIII who died forty years ago on June 3. “Our thoughts return spon ...
• 4 June 2003
  VATICAN - STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF PONTIFICAL COUNCIL "COR UNUM" AFTER HIS VISIT TO IRAQ Vatican City (Fides Service) – At the end of a visit to Iraq (28 May - 3 June), the President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, issued a statement to journalists. He said he had been c ...
• 4 June 2003
  VATICANO - THE POPE RECEIVES A GROUP OF INDIAN BISHOPS IN AUDIENCE: IMITATING SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER “MAY THE CHURCH IN INDIA PROCLAIM RESPECTFULLY AND COURAGEOUSLY THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ” Vatican City (Fides Service) – “During my Pastoral Visits to India, I have been impressed by the many expressions of Christianity in your nation. The presence of the Latin and Oriental Traditions in such close proxim ...
• 2 June 2003
  VATICAN - POPE SAYS AT REGINA CAELI HYMN: BY VIRTUE OF THEIR VOCATION AND PROFESSION MEDIA WORKERS ARE CALLED TO BE PEACE MAKERS Vatican City (Fides Service) – “In many countries today it is the Solemnity of the Ascension” the Pope said from his window on St Peter’s Square when he came to recite the midday Regina Caeli Prayer with people g ...
• 30 May 2003
  VATICAN/RWANDA - FIDES SERVICE MULTIMEDIA DOSSIER 85 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THIS AFRICAN COUNTRY Vatican City (Fides Service) – Fides Service announces new multimedia Dossier on Rwanda articulated in four parts: History After the genocide: the present situation The mission of the Church The dioceses The ...
• 30 May 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE’S TEACHING AT WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE: “GOD NEVER ABANDONS HIS PEOPLE ON THE BRINK OF DESPERATION” Vatican City (Fides Service) – During the general audience on Wednesday 28 May, in St Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II gave his teaching on Psalm 107: “Praise to the Lord and call for help”. “The psalm present ...
• 27 May 2003
  VATICAN - POPE TELLS SPIRITANS: “WE THANK GOD FOR THREE CENTURIES OF EVANGELISATION: PUT OUT INTO THE DEEP, FAITHFUL TO THE HERITAGE OF YOUR FOUNDERS: ATTENTION FOR THE POOR AND FOR MISSIONARY SERVICE” Vatican City (Fides Service) – “Be faithful to the twofold heritage of your founders: care for the poor and the missionary service, that is the proclamation of the Good News of Christ to all men and women…it is a q ...
• 26 May 2003
  VATICAN - THE ROSARY OF PEACE: MEDITATING ON THE MYSTERIES WITH THE POPE’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE DAY. BOOKLET ISSUED BY PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE Vatican City (Fides Service) – In this Year of the Rosary, the prayer recommended by John Paul II to obtain the gift of peace, the Pontifical Council for promoting Justice and Peace, has issued a booklet (in Italian) w ...
• 26 May 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE TELLS PLENARY ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELISATION OF PEOPLES: “IT IS NECESSARY TO FORM COMPETENT AND HOLY EVANGELISERS, ABLE FOR THEIR MISSION” Vatican City (Fides Service) – At 11 am on Saturday 24 May, the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II received in audience the participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and he ...
• 23 May 2003
  VATICAN - NEW WORLD ORDER IN KEEPING WITH CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: ARCHBISHOP MARTINO OPENS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON “THE CHURCH AND WORLD ORDER”. Vatican City (Fides Service) – “The centrality of the human person and the natural relation between individuals and nations are the fundamental indications of the social doctrine of the Church for the international c ...
• 23 May 2003
  VATICAN - POPE SAYS TO ITALIAN BRANCH OF PRO-LIFE: THERE CAN BE NO AUTHENTIC PEACE WITHOUT RESPECT FOR LIFE, ESPECIALLY THE INNOCENT AND HELPLESS LIFE OF THE UNBORN CHILD Vatican City (Fides Service) – “Never be discouraged and never tire of proclaiming and bearing witness to the Gospel of Life; be close to families and mothers in difficulty. Especially to women I renew my call to def ...
• 22 May 2003
  VATICAN -“THE INJUSTICE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IS NOT IN THE LEAST SUSTAINABLE,» SAYS PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF HEALTH WORKERS AT THE 56TH PLENARY ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION Vatican City (Fides Service) – Addressing the 56th plenary assembly of the World Health Organisation in Geneva, the President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Health Workers, Archbishop Javier Lozano Barr ...