Vatican

• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - “THREE LUMINOUS WITNESS OF MISSIONARY COMMITMENT, THREE CHAMPIONS OF EVANGELISATION”: THE POPE GIVES SPECIAL AUDIENCE TO THOUSANDS OF PILGRIMS IN ROME FOR CANONISATION OF COMBONI, JANSSEN AND FREINADEMETZ Vatican City (Fides Service) – “I am happy to meet you the day after the canonisation of three luminous witnesses of missionary commitment, particularly dear to you, Saint Daniele Comboni, Saint Arnold Janssen and Sa ...
• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE SAYS TO NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ANGLICAN PRIMATE OF ENGLAND: “THE WORLD NEEDS THE WITNESS OF OUR UNITY”. Vatican City (Fides Service) – “The world needs the witness of our unity, rooted in our common love for and obedience to Christ and his Gospel. It is fidelity to Christ which compels us to continue to search for full ...
• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE CANONISES COMBONI, JANSSEN AND FREINADEMETZ: “THE NEW SAINTS TEACH US THAT EVANGELISATION, AS WELL AS INTERVENTIONS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT…ALWAYS ENTAILS EXPLICIT PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST Vatican City (Fides Service) – “Evangelisation, the new saints teach us, besides interventions of human promotion, sometimes dangerous as we see from the experience of many missionaries, always entails explicit procl ...
• 4 October 2003
  VATICAN - TOMORROW IN ROME CANONISATION OF THREE IMPORTANT EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES DANIELE COMBONI, ARNOLD JANSSEN AND JOSEF FREINADEMETZ INFORMATION www.fides.org Vatican City (Fides Service) – Tomorrow, Sunday 5 October, at 10am in St Peter’s Square Pope John Paul II will preside Mass during which he will canonise DANIELE COMBONI 1831 –1881 founder of the Comboni Missionari ...
• 3 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE SAYS TO REDEMPTORISTS: YOUR MISSIONARY TASK DEMANDS PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY INTENSE PRAYER Vatican City (Fides Service) – “You are called to participate combining a life of special dedication to God with missionary activity, following the example of our Saviour Jesus Christ p ...
• 2 October 2003
  VATICAN - AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS MANDATE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO POPE JOHN PAUL II Rome (Fides Service) – The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, who is also president of the Anglican Communion, will arrive in Rome today, 2 October for an official visit to Pope John Paul II. The Arc ...
• 2 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE’S TEACHING AT WEDNESDAY GENERAL AUDIENCE: “OUR UNCERTAIN STEPS ARE SUSTAINED BY THE SPLENDOUR OF TRUTH WHICH CHRIST DIFFUSES IN THE WORLD AND IN HISTORY” – “PLACE YOURSELVES WITH TRUST INTO THE HANDS OF MARY, INVOKING HER HELP INCESSANTLY WITH THE ROSARY PRAYER” Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Wednesday 1 October, Pope John Paul II held his usually general audience in St Peter’s Square and he concluded the series of teaching on the Psalms, with a discourse on the Benedictu ...
• 1 October 2003
  VATICAN - FEAST OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX PATRONESS OF MISSIONS, MARKS OPENING OF MISSIONARY MONTH OF OCTOBER Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Feast of St Therese of Lisieux 1873-1897 proclaimed patroness of missions with St Francis Xavier in 1927, marks opening of missionary month of October which will culminate on World Mi ...
• 1 October 2003
  VATICAN - OCTOBER THE MONTH OF MISSION OPENS WITH THE CANONISATION NEXT SUNDAY OF THREE IMPORTANT EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES DANIELE COMBONI, ARNOLD JANSSEN AND JOSEF FREINADEMETZ Vatican City (Fides Service) On Sunday 5 October at 10am in St Peter’s Square Pope John Paul II will preside Mass during which he will canonise DANIELE COMBONI 1831 –1881 founder of the Comboni Missionaries of the Sa ...
• 30 September 2003
  VATICAN - IN UKRAINE FIRST CONGRESS FOR LAY CATHOLICS IN EASTERN EUROPE: IN THE SITUATION OF NEWLY FOUND FREEDOM CATHOLIC LAITY ARE CALLED TO HELP REBUILD THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY Vatican City (Fides Service) – The first Congress for Catholic Laity in Eastern Europe, organised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, will be held from 8-12 October in Kiev, Ukraine. Some 300 people are expected t ...
• 30 September 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE ENCOURAGES NORBERTINES, CANONS REGULAR OF PRÉMONTRÉ: CONTRIBUTE WITH ENTHUSIASM TO THE CHALLENGES POSED BY PREACHING THE GOSPEL AT THE DAWN OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM Vatican City (Fides Service) – “The Canons Regular of Prémontré, in their long and illustrious history, have contributed significantly to the growth and life of the Church, especially in Europe, and I join with you ...
• 30 September 2003
  VATICAN - POPE SENDS MESSAGE TO INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ST THOMAS AQUINAS: “PRIORITY FOR NEW EVANGELISATION IS TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR DAY HAVE A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST, TO LIVE WITH HIM AND FOR HIM” Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Pope has sent a message on the occasion of an international congress on St Thomas Aquinas organised by Pontifical Academy of St Thomas and the St Thomas Aquinas International Society. ...
• 30 September 2003
  VATICAN - THE MEDIA IN THE FAMILY: A RISK AND A RICHNESS. POPE JOHN PAUL II CHOOSES THE THEME FOR THE CHURCH’S WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY 2004 Vatican City (Fides Service) – Pope John Paul II has chosen the theme for World Communications Day 2004."The Media in the Family: A Risk and a Richness". This was announced at the Vatican press Room by Archbishop John ...
• 29 September 2003
  VATICAN/CANONISATIONS 5 OCTOBER - ARNOLD JANSSEN “TEACHES US TO FIND NEW WAYS TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL ESPECIALLY IN DIFFICULT TIMES” INTERVIEW WITH FATHER ANTONIO PERNIA, SUPERIOR OF THE DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES Rome (Fides Service) – On Sunday 5 October Pope John Paul II will canonise Arnold Janssen founder of the Divine Word Missionaries and Joseph Freinademetz first missionary of this Congregation. On this occasion Fides Se ...
• 29 September 2003
  VATICAN - CARDINAL PREFECTS OF PROPAGANDA FIDE Vatican City (Fides Service) – Propaganda Fide College, (today the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples) established in 1622 has had 31 Cardinal Prefects 2003, not counting “Vice-Prefects” e “Pro-Prefe ...