Vatican

• 16 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (28) - Farewell Ceremony: “No more bloodshed! No more fighting! No more terrorism! No more war!” Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) – At the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, on May 15 at 1:30pm local time, a Farewell Ceremony was held for the Holy Father Benedict XVI as he took his leave of the Holy Land. In hi ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (19) - Visit to Caritas Baby Hospital: “a beacon of hope that love can prevail over hatred and peace over violence” Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited the Grotto of the Nativity, where he paused for a moment of personal prayer. He then traveled to Caritas Baby Hosp ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (20) - At the Refugee Camp: “On both sides of the wall, great courage is needed if fear and mistrust is to be overcome, if the urge to retaliate for loss or injury is to be resisted. It takes magnanimity to seek reconciliation after years of fighting” Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) – Leaving Caritas Baby Hospital, the Pope traveled to the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, a camp of refugees in the Palestinian Territories, home to Muslims and Christians. “My visit to the ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (21) - Farewell to the Palestinian Territories: “want to make a renewed plea for openness and generosity of spirit, for an end to intolerance and exclusion” Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of May 13, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Presidential Palace in Bethlehem to pay a courtesy visit to the President of the Palestine Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (22) - Holy Mass on the Mount of Precipice: “how important is the witness of married couples for the formation of sound consciences and the building of a civilization of love!” Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of May 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI celebrated Mass at the Mount of Precipice in Nazareth, for the conclusion of the Year of the Family celebrated by the Catholic Church in ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (23) - Meeting with the religious leaders of Galilee: “Our different religious traditions have a powerful potential to promote a culture of peace” Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of May 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, in a private discussion in the Franciscan Convent in Nazareth. He then trav ...
• 15 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (24) - Vespers in the Shrine of the Annunciation: “Have the confidence to be faithful to Christ and to remain here in the land that he sanctified with his own presence!” Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) – At 5:30 on May 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Celebration of Vespers with the Bishops, priests, religious, and religious movements of Galilee, in the Upper Basilica of the Shri ...
• 14 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (17) - Welcoming Ceremony in the Palestinian Territories: “I earnestly beg the Almighty for peace, a just and lasting peace, in the Palestinian Territories and throughout the region.” Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of May 13, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Presidential Palace of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem, crossing the border between Israel and the Autonomous Pa ...
• 14 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (18) - Mass in Manger's Square: “Bethlehem calls us to be: witnesses of the triumph of God’s love over the hatred, selfishness, fear and resentment...” Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) – Having concluded the welcoming ceremony in the Palestinian Territories, the Holy Father Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Manger's Square, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity. “I thank ...
• 14 May 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The necessary and sufficient reason for the Pope's visit to the Holy Land Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Over the past few months no few experts and commentators expressed doubts about the Holy Father's Apostolic Visit to the Holy Land. Some even suggested, better not go: such a complicated si ...
• 13 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (13) - Visit to the Dome of the Rock and the Grand Mufti: “Here the paths of the world’s three great monotheistic religions meet, reminding us what they share in common.” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of May 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Esplanade of the Mosques. After a brief visit to the Dome of the Rock, the most ancient Islamic monument in the Holy La ...
• 13 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (14) - Visit to the Wailing Wall and visit to the two Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem: “the Catholic Church is irrevocably committed to the path chosen at the Second Vatican Council for a genuine and lasting reconciliation between Christians and Jews” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Departing the Esplanade of the Mosques, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Western Wall, commonly known as the “Wailing Wall.” Here, the Chief Rabbi read a Psalm in Hebrew and ...
• 13 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (15) - Recitation of the Regina Caeli in the Upper Room and visit to the Co-Cathedral: “count on my support and encouragement as you do all that is in your power to assist our Christian brothers and sisters to remain and prosper here in the land of their ancestors and to be messengers and promoters of peace” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – In the Upper Room, historic site of Pentecost, the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Regina Caeli with the Ordinaries of the Holy Land. The encounter took place with the sin ...
• 13 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (16) - Holy Mass in the Josaphat Valley: “you, the Christians of the Holy Land, are called to serve not only as a beacon of faith to the universal Church, but also as a leaven of harmony, wisdom and equilibrium in the life of society” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass in the Josaphat Valley in Jerusalem, which is located opposite the Basilica of Gethsemane and the Garden o ...
• 13 May 2009
  VATICAN - General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies continues: training future evangelizers and encouraging child missionaries to evangelize their peers and families Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The sessions of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies continued on May 12, with a talk by Monsignor Jan Dumon, Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Ap ...