Vatican

• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America- “It is in this fertile soil, nourished from so many different sources, that all of you, Brother Bishops, are called to sow the seeds of the Gospel today. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of April 16, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where he presided Vespers and met with the Bishops of the United States ...
• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Olympic Fire and the Fire of Jesus Christ Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The human longing for brotherhood has taken another hard blow: not even the Olympic Torch is above protest. Yet, if it is to be a symbol of something which can be achieved, at least there w ...
• 16 April 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Jesus calls us by name Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gatekeeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out. When he has broug ...
• 15 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI begins his apostolic trip to the United States of America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With his flight from Rome's Fiumicino airport to Washington, D.C. today, April 15, the Holy Father begins his apostolic trip to the United States of America, which will include a visit to t ...
• 14 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope’s Message: “Only in the search for a holistic and firm humanism, in which the question of disarmament has a natural and spiritual ethic, will mankind be able to reach a true and lasting peace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Mankind has made considerable progress in science and technology. The human genius has produced fruits that were unimaginable just decades ago. And yet, there are still parts of the worl ...
• 14 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI asks for prayers “for the many vocations that exist in the Church, so that they are developed with an intense missionary character,” recalling the two religious killed in Africa and commending his apostolic trip to the United States, to the Virgin Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The liturgy of the Fourth Sunday of Easter focuses on Christ as the Good Shepherd and is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. “In every continent, the Church joins in praying to t ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations - The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle supporting 83,767 seminarians in 962 seminaries of the younger Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, was founded in Caen (France) in 1889, by Ms. Jeanne Bigard and her mother, Stephanie. The main ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations - Increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life in Africa and Asia, while other continents observe decrease Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life have steadily increased over the past few years in Africa and Asia, while a gradual decrease is being observed in Europe and on a lesser sca ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations: Message from Benedict XVI: the “missionary dimension is associated in a special and intimate way with the priestly vocation.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Vocations at the service of the Church on mission” is the theme that was chosen by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations that will be celebrated on Apr ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Camillo Ruini, receives Honorary Doctorate in Communication from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Cardinal has been able to express the voice of the Church firmly and with balance, with an “extraordinary and communicative sensitivity that expresses a genuine respect for the public ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - “Disarmament, development, and peace. Perspectives for holistic disarmament”: international seminar promoted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Ethics and politics, economy and law, international organisations, non-governmental groups and religions, in synergy for the realization of "holistic disarmament", not only of weapons, but ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - Tomorrow in the Vatican Basilica, funeral mass for the Chaldean Archbishop of Mossul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect for the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will preside the Eucharistic Celebration for the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul, one mont ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope in the General Audience speaks of Saint Benedict, “the great monk continues to be an authentic master in whose school we can learn the art of living an authentic humanism.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today I wanted to speak about Saint Benedict, founder of Western monasticism and the patron of my pontificate”: with these words, the Holy Father Benedict XVI began his catechesis duri ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Catholic identity and democracy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today a strange “philosophical alliance” appears to be spreading in every democratic country, and especially in the West: between democracy and relativism. It would seem that the only w ...
• 9 April 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Jesus “walks with us” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the account of the meeting between the Risen Lord and the disciples of Emmaus (cfr Lk 24,13-35), one is deeply moved by the great humanity which shines through it. The encounter, as we r ...