Vatican
28 May 2009
VATICAN - Holy Father opens Congress for the Diocese of Rome: “First and foremost, there is a need to renew our efforts to offer a formation that is more attentive and conformed to the perspectives of the Church, on the part of priests, religious, and laity.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of May 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran to inaugurate the annual Congress for the Diocese of Rome. This year’s theme is: ...
27 May 2009
VATICAN - Vatican Radio updates its programming on FM and places advertisements on the air for the first time
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 80 years after its foundation, for the first time Vatican Radio is allotting programming time for advertisements. “We never said we were against advertising or that it was 'bad,' ...
27 May 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The activity of every Christian community
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Cyril, in his teaching, with regard to the working of the Holy Spirit in the souls of believers who welcome Him: “Meek and gentle is his coming, fragrant and sweet his presence, lig ...
26 May 2009
VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's Letter to the Church in China in Compendium format, to facilitate understanding and respond to most common question on the life of the Church in China
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the second anniversary of the “Letter to the Bishops, priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China” of the Holy Father Ben ...
25 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino: We too “must not remain looking up at the sky, but, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we must go everywhere and proclaim the salvific message of the death and resurrection of Christ”
Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, May 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to Cassino and Montecassino. At 10:15am he presided the Eucharistic Celebration of the Solemnity of the Lord's Ascension i ...
25 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino: At the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father highlights the commitment to peace and the Day of Prayer for the Church in China: “May our common prayer obtain an effusion of gifts of the Holy Spirit, so that unity of all Christians, the catholicity and the universality of the Church always will be deeper and more visible.”
Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated in Piazza Miranda, in Cassino (Italy), the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Regina Caeli. Prior to the prayer, the Pope mentioned the value of peace ...
25 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino - “Human beings cannot achieve full self-realization or ever be truly happy without God. It is your special responsibility, dear monks, to be living examples of this interior and profound relationship with him.”
Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass and the Regina Caeli in Piazza Miranda in Cassino, the Holy Father Benedict traveled to the Abbey of Montecassino. In the afternoon, the Holy Father met with the monastic commun ...
25 May 2009
VATICAN - Message from the Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, to the youth pilgrims of the Holy Land
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sent a greeting to a large group of young Italian pilgrims in the Holy Land, which was read by Bishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Delega ...
25 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: “The Lord wants us to be saints, not concerned with building a career that is interesting and comfortable in human terms, but entirely dedicated to the good of souls, ready to do our duty unto the end.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The service in the Apostolic Nunciatures can be considered to some extent, as a specific vocation to the priesthood, a pastoral ministry that involves insertion into a particular world a ...
22 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience, on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land: “Despite the vicissitudes that through the centuries have marked the holy sites, despite the wars, the destruction and unfortunately, the conflicts among Christians, the Church has continued her mission, moved by the Spirit of the Risen Lord.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I pause today to speak about the apostolic journey that I made May 8-15 to the Holy Land, for which I do not cease to give thanks to the Lord, because it has shown itself to be a great g ...
22 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI to make Pastoral Visit to Montecassino on May 24th
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, May 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Cassino and Montecassino, Italy. The Holy See Press Office has released the following itinerary for the vis ...
20 May 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - “God is love”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “God is love”! With these words John presents us the Truth, so to say, the maxim on God! From this truth comes everything else. From this truth the entire plan for creation and redempt ...
19 May 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Peru on their Ad Limina visit: “a Church in mission puts its own problems in perspective and looks towards the future with hope and enthusiasm”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Even today, as in the entire history of the Church, cultivating a spirit of communion, appreciating the qualities of each of the brothers and sisters that Divine Providence has placed at ...
18 May 2009
VATICAN - At the Regina Caeli, Benedict XVI recalls his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which “was also a pastoral visit to the faithful who live there, a service to Christian unity, to dialogue with the Jews and Muslims,” and launches appeal for Sri Lankan refugees
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Although, as is customary, the Holy Father Benedict XVI wished to wait to speak about his pilgrimage to the Holy Land at greater length in the General Audience on Wednesday, he did expres ...
18 May 2009
VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's Message to the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “The real missionary is the saint and the world needs saintly missionaries.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a Message to Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which was read upon the opening of the General Assembly o ...
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