Vatican

• 9 April 2008
  VATICAN - Message of Benedict XVI - “I shall come to United States of America as Pope for the first time, to proclaim this great truth: Jesus Christ is hope for men and women of every language, race, culture and social condition.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In just a few days from now, I shall begin my apostolic visit to your beloved country. Before setting off, I would like to offer you a heartfelt greeting and an invitation to prayer. As you ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope visits the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew for “a pilgrimage in memory of the martyrs of the 20th century” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Apparently it would seem that violence, totalitarianisms, persecution and blind brutality show themselves to be stronger, silencing the voice of the witnesses of the faith, who can seem ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “The Church has the primary duty of approaching these persons with love and delicacy, with maternal care and attention, to announce the merciful nearness of God in Jesus Christ” to all those wounded by divorce and abortion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Divorce and abortion are decisions that are sometimes undertaken in difficult circumstances, they often bring trauma and are causes of deep suffering for those who make them.” These we ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” attends Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops of England and Wales Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office has issued a statement saying that, upon the invitation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBEW), Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Pontifical Council for the Family: “May grandparents return to being a living presence in the family, in the Church and in society.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “May grandparents return to being a living presence in the family, in the Church and in society. In regards to the family, grandparents continue to be witnesses of unity, values founded o ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Regina Caeli: “every Christian and every community, reliving the experience of the disciples of Emmaus, rediscovers the grace of the transforming encounter with the Risen Lord.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, April 6, in his brief address before the recitation of the Regina Caeli with faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, the Holy Father Benedict XVI reflected on the gospel pas ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - Holy Father sends condolences for Syro-Orthodox priest murdered in Baghdad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, April 5, Syro-Orthodox Father Youssef Adel Abudi was murdered in Baghdad. The Holy Father Benedict XVI, through the Apostolic Nunciature in Iraq, sent Mar Saverius Jamil Hawa, ...
• 4 April 2008
  VATICAN - Communique from the Press Office of the Holy See on the publication of the new "Oremus et pro Iudaeis" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A communique from the Press Office of the Holy See on the publication of the new "Oremus et pro Iudaeis" affirms the following. “Following the publication of the new Prayer for the Jews ...
• 4 April 2008
  VATICAN - “The document Dominus Iesus and the other religions” of Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (eighth and final part) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “L’Osservatore Romano” has made it possible for Agenzia Fides to publish the entire text of the speech given by Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine ...
• 4 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) will hold their annual General Assembly May 15-21 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The 115 National Directors of Pontifical Mission Societies from all around the world will meet for the annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome, beginning May 15 ...
• 3 April 2008
  VATICAN - Grandparents: topic of 18th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The presence and witness of grandparents in the family is the theme of the 18th plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family being held in the Vatican from 3-5 April. More than ...
• 3 April 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The urgency of ethics, the silence of politics Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the most elementary of moral distinctions, the distinction between the acts of man and human acts, it is said that only human acts can be properly considered moral acts. Human acts are ...
• 2 April 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Divine Mercy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the light of merciful Jesus we are invited to treasure the gift of grace of Easter we have just celebrated. Faith in the Risen Lord was renewed especially in those who took to heart the ...
• 2 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI on the 3rd anniversary of the death of John Paul II: “Let us thank the Lord for giving the Church this faithful and courageous servant... May the Church, following his teaching and his example, continue faithfully and without compromise her evangelising mission ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The date of April 2nd remains impressed on the memory of the Church as the day that the servant of God Pope John Paul II departed from this world … and today too, just as three years a ...
• 1 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Church and the paths of the Christian community (1) - “They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, and many wonders and signs were ...