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18 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Belarus: “It is of particular importance that you announce the perennial message of the Gospel with renewed enthusiasm, in a society which is not immune from the temptations of secularization...”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is of particular importance that you announce the perennial message of the Gospel with renewed enthusiasm, in a society which is not immune from the temptations of secularization, hed ...
18 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells eight new diplomatic representatives: "At this moment in history religions must, through open and sincere dialogue, seek the path of purification in order to conform ever more closely to their true vocation.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Religions lived according to their profound essence have been, and still are, a force for reconciliation and peace. At this moment in history religions must, through open and sincere dia ...
16 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope's Message for World Day of Peace, January 1, 2010: “Respect for creation is of immense consequence... and its preservation has now become essential for the pacific coexistence of mankind.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The theme for the Message written by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for the 43rd World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on January 1, 2010, is entitled “If You Want to Cultivate Pea ...
14 December 2009
VATICAN - At Angelus, Pope mentions missionaries killed in Africa: “they were faithful witnesses of the Gospel, which they knew how to proclaim, even at the risk of their own lives.” Invites all to “try to live every day what the crèche represents”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “This week I received sad news from certain countries in Africa about the murder of four missionaries: the priests, Father Daniel Cizimya, Father Louis Blondel and Father Gerry Roche, and ...
11 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells new Ambasador of Cuba: “The principal service that the Church offers Cubans is the proclamation of Jesus Christ and his message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation in the truth.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The "decisive leading role" reached by Cuba in the economic and political context of the Caribbean and Latin America, "some signs of a thaw in its relations with the neighboring United Stat ...
7 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells Bishops of Region South 3 and 4 of Brazil: “The Catholic school can neither be conceived of nor exist apart from other educational institutions. It is at the service of society."
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The university and the school, the two classic areas in which culture is formed and communicated, with particular regard to the "catholic" community, were the topics addressed by the Holy ...
7 December 2009
VATICAN - At the Angelus, Benedict XVI expresses hope that UN Conference on Climate Change may help “to identify actions respectful of creation and favorable to solidary development founded on the dignity of the human person and oriented toward the common good”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Tomorrow there will open in Copenhagen the U.N. conference on climate change through which the international community intends to fight global warming. I hope that the work will help to ...
4 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI underlines importance of pastoral service in healthcare as integral part of the Church's mission, "because it represents the continuation of the saving mission of Christ"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “With the annual World Day of the Sick, the Church seeks to raise the awareness of the ecclesial community regarding the importance of pastoral service in the wide world of health service ...
1 December 2009
VATICAN - LXXII (Year 2008) version of “Missionary Bibliography”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Library of the Pontifical Urban University has published the LXXII volume of "Bibliography Mission" for the Year 2008. This book, unique in its kind, provides a rich documentation of ...
30 November 2009
VATICAN - At First Sunday of Advent Angelus, Benedict XVI highlights that “Jesus Christ is not only for Christians, or believers, but for all men,” and recalls that “the Church does not cease to combat AIDS, through her institutions and the personnel dedicated to it.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The contemporary world needs above all hope: It is needed by developing peoples, but also by those economically developed. We increasingly see that we are in the same boat and that we mu ...
28 November 2009
VATICAN - “Hospitality and solidarity to strangers, especially if they are children, become a proclamation of the Gospel of solidarity. The Church proclaims this when she opens her arms and strives to have the rights of migrants and refugees respected.” Pope's Message for World Day of Migrants
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The 96th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated on Sunday, January 17, 2010, will have the theme: “Minor migrants and refugees.” In his message, published for th ...
27 November 2009
VATICAN - “The Jubilee is also a special time given to us to renew the announcement of the Gospel to everyone, and to become, to an ever greater degree, a Church of communion and mission.” Benedict XVI in the Message to the Bishops of Vietnam for the Jubilee Year
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “"I whole-heartedly unite myself to the joy and thanksgiving of the Bishops of your country, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last June, along with all of their dioceses," writes Pope B ...
24 November 2009
VATICAN - “No justice without life”: Study Conference on the death penalty in the world today
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “No justice without life" (the death penalty in the world), is the theme of a study conference which will be held in Rome, on November 25, 2009 3-5pm in the Newman Hall of the Pontifical ...
23 November 2009
VATICAN - “For a more balanced and humane health care”; theme for upcoming International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care announced
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The XXIV International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care just ended at the Vatican. This year, the theme was: “Ephphatha! The Deaf Person in the Life of the ...
20 November 2009
VATICAN - “It is important for everyone, professors and students, never to lose sight of the end pursued -- to be an instrument of the evangelical proclamation.” Benedict XVI addresses teachers and students of Roman Pontifical Universities
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your commitment to serve the truth that God has revealed shares in the evangelizing mission of the Church: It is an ecclesial service... It is important for everyone, professors and stud ...
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