Vatican

• 28 April 2010
  VATICAN - Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2008: increase in Catholics, slight increase in priests, increase in permanent deacons, decline in male and female religious Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana) has recently released a new edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, comprising information on the main aspects of Cathol ...
• 21 April 2010
  VATICAN - New Diocesan Bishop in Hohot, Inner Mongolia (China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, April 18, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohot hosted the episcopal ordination of Bishop Paul Meng Qinglu. Bishop Meng, of the diocesan clergy, is age 48 and has been a p ...
• 20 April 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Malta: recalling the many priests and religious who imitated the missionary zeal of Paul, leaving the island “to bring the Gospel to distant shores” La Valletta (Agenzia Fides) - “The occasion of my visit to these islands is the nineteen hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Saint Paul’s shipwreck off the island of Malta,” said the Holy Father Benedict XVI in the ...
• 15 April 2010
  VATICAN - Clandestine Bishop recognized by Government: Bishop Mattia Du Jiang officially installed as Bishop of Bameng Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Du, born in 1963, a native of Inner Mongolia, was ordained a bishop in 2004 with the approval of the Holy See. The civil authorities, despite having acknowledged his being chosen b ...
• 12 April 2010
  VATICAN - “This is the mission of the Church perennially assisted by the Paraclete: to bring to all the glad tidings, the joyous reality of the merciful Love of God.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “This is the mission of the Church perennially assisted by the Paraclete: to bring to all the glad tidings, the joyous reality of the merciful Love of God, 'so that,' as St. John say ...
• 7 April 2010
  VATICAN - Pope recalls suffering nations in Easter Message: “The Christian people, having emerged from the waters of baptism, is sent out to the whole world...to bring to all people the fruit of Easter.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Christian people, having emerged from the waters of baptism, is sent out to the whole world to bear witness to this salvation, to bring to all people the fruit of Easter, which consi ...
• 26 March 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's Message for the 84th World Mission Sunday: the missionary mandate received by all the baptized and the entire Church, “cannot be fulfilled in a credible manner without a profound personal, communal, and pastoral conversion” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is only from this encounter with the Love of God that transforms our existence, that we can live in communion with Him and among ourselves and offer our brethren a credible testimony, ...
• 26 March 2010
  VATICAN - Conclusions from the Meeting of the Commission on the Catholic Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has released a statement saying that March 22 to 24, for the third time, the Commission that Pope Benedict XVI established in 2007 to study the issues of greates ...
• 25 March 2010
  VATICAN - Pope blesses an pilgrimage image of Our Lady, a gift to the people of Chile, destined to visit earthquake-stricken communities first Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the General Audience on Wednesday, March 24, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a statue of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, patroness of Chile, which will be offered as a gift to the Chilean ...
• 22 March 2010
  VATICAN - Pope tells Bishops of Burkina Faso and Niger on Ad Limina visit: “May a new missionary zeal enliven your community, so that the Gospel message is fully accepted and faithfully lived!” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “After more than a century, evangelization has already borne abundant fruit, visible through many signs of the vitality of the Church-God's family in your countries. May a new missionar ...
• 22 March 2010
  VATICAN - Vatican meeting for Commission on Catholic Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The commission that Benedict XVI established in 2007 to study questions of importance to the life the Church in China will meet today, March 22, at the Vatican. According to a press state ...
• 16 March 2010
  VATICAN - “Do not be afraid if the Lord calls you to the religious, monastic, missionary life or one of special consecration”: Pope's Message for the 25th World Youth Day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “On the example of so many disciples of Christ, you also, dear friends, accept with joy the invitation to follow, to live intensely and fruitfully in this world...Do not be afraid, then, ...
• 15 March 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Sudan: “the change of heart which is the indispensable condition for a just and lasting peace must even now be implored as a gift of God’s grace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I know how much you and the faithful of your country long for peace, and how patiently you are working for its restoration. Anchored in your faith and hope in Christ the Prince of Peace, ...
• 13 March 2010
  VATICAN - Archbishop Tomasi: “nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities” Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - “In a number of countries freedom of religion is not yet fully guaranteed. Recent surveys indicate that nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restric ...
• 12 March 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI recalls Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi as a “partner in the dialogue between Muslims and Catholics” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Grand Imam and Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi “for long years was a valued partner in the dialogue between Muslims and Catholics.” This was how the Holy Father Be ...