News

• 22 June 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Catholics commemorate the start of the fifth year of the Pontificate of Benedict XVI Cairo (Agenzia Fides)- Egyptian Catholics are preparing to celebrate the beginning of the fifth year of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI with various ceremonies. On June 25 a special Mass will be celebrated at Alexan ...
• 22 June 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope in San Giovanni Rotondo - to priests, religious and young people: “Like Padre Pio, be faithful friends of the Lord Jesus, establishing with Him a daily relationship through prayer and listening to his Word, assiduous reception of the Sacraments and cordial membership of his family, the Church” San Giovanni Rotondo (Agenzia Fides) – The last appointment of the pastoral visit of the Holy Father Benedict XVI at San Giovanni Rotondo, in the afternoon of Sunday 21 June, was with the local clergy, men and women re ...
• 22 June 2009
  VATICAN - the Pope in San Giovanni Rotondo - “Being ‘reserves of love: this is the mission to which our Saint this evening calls you who, with different roles, form the great family of this Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” San Giovanni Rotondo (Agenzia Fides) – In the afternoon of Sunday 21 June, in front of the monumental entrance of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza at San Giovanni Rotondo, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, addressed the ...
• 22 June 2009
  VATICAN - At the Angelus from San Giovanni Rotondo the Pope entrusts to the intercession of Our Lady and san Pio da Pietrelcina the Year of the Priesthood and launches an appeal in aid of refugees: “ Receiving them creates no few difficulties yet it is nonetheless our duty” San Giovanni Rotondo (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Holy Mass celebrated in front of the church of San Pio da Pietrelcina at San Giovanni Rotondo, Sunday 21 June, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, led the recitation o ...
• 22 June 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in San Giovanni Rotondo recalls “Padre Pio offered everything to God, who used it freely to prolong the work of Christ” and warns of the “risk of activism and secularisation” which can lead to neglect “the truly necessary thing: listening to Christ in order to do the will of God ” San Giovanni Rotondo (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday 21 June the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo. At 10am he arrived at the shrine of Santa Maria delle Grazie and, after being welcomed b ...
• 20 June 2009
  Dossier - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Dossier - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Introduction The origin of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Documents of the Congregation Collana “Documenti e Studi” Pope ...
• 20 June 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “A suitcase with string”: “The coyotes want 3, 4, 5 thousand dollars for a border crossing. An average 200-300 thousand illegal immigrants every year … traffic of at least 600,000 dollars, not counting the drug circle " New York (Agenzia Fides) – “ The coyotes want 3, 4, 5 thousand dollars for a border crossing. An average 200-300 thousand illegal immigrants every year … traffic of at least 600,000 dollars, not counting the drug c ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Holy See Press Office Statement on the cause for the beatification of Pius XII Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 19 June the Holy See Press Office released the following statement of Father Federico Lombardi, S.J. : “Concerning statements reported by news agencies with regard to the cause for t ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Sunday 21 June the Holy Father Benedict XVI at San Giovanni Rotondo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday 21 June, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo. According to the programme issued by the Holy See Press Office, the Papal helicopter, comi ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Catholic patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians: “I pray incessantly for peace in the Middle East, especially for the Christians living in the beloved nation of Iraq” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I follow with satisfaction the full resuming of the functioning of your Synod and encourage efforts to promote unity, understanding and forgiveness, which you should always consider pr ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens the Year of the Priesthood: “To be ministers at the service of the Gospel, study is certainly useful, but even more necessary is the ‘science of love’ which can only be learned ‘heart to heart' with Christ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the solemnity of the Most Scared Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June, in St Peter's Basilica the Holy Father, Benedict XVI presided the Celebration of second Vespers of the Solemnity on the ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - First ever International Network of Women Religious to combat human trafficking; approved proposals include web page and World Day against Human Trafficking Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An important decision marked the closing of an International Meeting for Women Religious on the tragedy of human trafficking (see Fides 15/6/2009; 17/6/2009). The final day of the meeting saw the ...
• 19 June 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - “Together we journey towards Christ”: different Christian denominations in India sign landmark agreement New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A landmark “memorandum of understanding” for the ecumenical development of the Church in the country and for the promotion of harmony among all religions n India was signed recently by t ...
• 19 June 2009
  VATICAN - In the footsteps of Matteo Ricci, “a Jesuit in the Kingdom of the Dragon” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The reflections of Archbishop Celli, quotes from the Pope's message by Bishop Giuliodori, the dreams of Fr. Lombardi, the work of the Chinese Ambassador in the footsteps of Matteo Ricci w ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' Declaration on the Abortion Bill: “We are speaking out in favor of a society that has the right to just laws that do not mistake injustices for rights.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE) celebrated its CCXIII Meeting in Madrid, on June 16-17, dedicating a large part of the sessions to analyzing the Abortion Bill ...