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16 September 2009
VATICAN - Cardinal Van Thuan Prize to be awarded to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; Van Thuan Solidarity and Development Awards to be presented to Italian missionary association, a project for penitentiaries in Bogota, a center for the blind in Thailand, and educational and social initiatives for inhabitants of difficult neighborhoods in France
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, eldest son of the Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, has been chosen as the winner of the Cardinal Van ...
16 September 2009
VATICAN - Taiwan hosts spiritual exercises for 450 leaders of charitable activities in the Church in Asia, promoted by the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - From 6 to 11 September the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" held spiritual exercises for presidents and directors of the Church's ministry of charity throughout Asia. According to a communique ...
15 September 2009
VATICAN - Papal Mass with former students: “If we reflect on the perplexity of the world in face of the great issues of the present and future, then there should also arise in us again the joy over the fact that God has freely shown us his face, his will, himself.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The question of man's purity before God, “one of the fundamental themes of the religious history of humanity” was at the heart of the homily given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI d ...
14 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI presides Episcopal Ordination of 5 Prelates: “we pray that you become faithful, prudent and good servants and so you can one day hear from the Lord of history: Good and faithful servant, share in the joy of your master”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, September 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass in the Vatican Basilica in which he ordained 5 Prelates: Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, appointed Apostolic ...
14 September 2009
VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus: “Jesus did not come to teach us a philosophy, but to show us a way, indeed, "the" way that leads to life. This way is love, which is the expression of true faith.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The two “crucial questions” posed by the Word of God in the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, September 13, were the focus of the address given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI prior to ...
11 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells sponsors of the Holy See's Pavilion at the Expo Zaragoza 2008: “When God, through creation, gave man the keys to the earth, He wanted him to use this great gift responsibly and respectfully, making it fruitful.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “By participating in the exposition the Holy See wished to demonstrate not only the urgent need constantly to defend the environment and the natural world, but also to discover its mor ...
11 September 2009
VATICAN - Presentation of Holy Father's meeting with artists from all over the world, November 21 in the Sistine Chapel, to “recover and strengthen the alliance between art and faith.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On November 21, in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Benedict XVI will meet with a group of major world artists, in an effort to give greater impetus and continuity to the dialogue between art and ...
11 September 2009
VATICAN - Message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the conclusion of Ramadan: “Christians and Muslims: Together in overcoming poverty.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the the occasion of the end of Ramadan (‘Id al-Fitr, 1430 A.H./2009 A.D.), the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has issued a message to Muslims, signed by the President ...
10 September 2009
VATICAN - Saint Peter Damian “made of monastic life an eloquent testimony of the primacy of God and a call to all to walk toward holiness, free from any compromise with evil.” Holy Father's catechesis from the General Audience
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “St. Peter Damian, monk, lover of solitude and, at the same time, intrepid man of the Church, personally involved in the work of reform undertaken by the popes of the time,” was the the ...
10 September 2009
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The State is not the owner of life
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Italian parliament has just resumed its activity with the debate on what is termed “the biological will”, but which we prefer to call “testament of life”. The debate has reactiv ...
9 September 2009
VATICAN -AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The heart of a Witness!
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Like the disciples during Jesus' life here on earth, we too often have difficulty in believing in the Lord and in trusting in his almighty power. We do not always turn to him with the simpl ...
8 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses first group of Brazilian Bishops on Ad Limina visit: “When our contemporaries come to us, they want to see something that they do not see elsewhere, namely, joy and the hope that springs from the fact that we are with the Risen Lord.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “As Successor of Peter and universal Pastor, I can assure you that my heart feels day by day your apostolic concerns and efforts, not ceasing to recall before God the challenges you fa ...
7 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Viterbo (1) - “The seasons succeed each other, social contexts change, but the vocation of Christians to live the Gospel in solidarity with the human family does not change or go out of fashion with the passing of time.”
Viterbo (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled in helicopter from the Pontifical Villa in Castel Gandolfo to make a pastoral visit to Viterbo and Bagnoregio. In Viterbo, after b ...
7 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Viterbo (2): “Viterbo has been justly named 'City of Popes,' and for you this constitutes a further stimulus to live and witness to the Christian faith;” greeting to participants in the International Congress “Men and Religions”
Viterbo (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the Mass celebrated on the esplanade of Valle Faul in Viterbo, on Sunday, September 6, the Holy Father gave a brief address prior to the recitation of the Angelus, recalling th ...
7 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Viterbo (3) - “You, as contemplative nuns, have a mission to be torches in the Church who, in the silence of your monasteries, burn in prayer and love for God.”
Viterbo (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, September 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with cloistered nuns from the diocese's 12 monasteries, who gathered in the Shrine of the “Madonna della Quercia,” ...
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