Vatican

• 11 July 2011
  VATICAN-"Sea Sunday": the Pope prays for seamen kidnapped by pirates Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) – On Sunday, July 10, on the occasion of the celebration of the so-called "Sea Sunday", that is to say the Day for the apostolate in the maritime environment, during the Angelus the Holy ...
• 9 July 2011
  VATICAN -The tourist visit "platform to realize the clear and explicit announcement of Jesus Christ" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – It is on the importance of tourism for the encounter between different cultures of the world and as an opportunity for "clear and explicit announcement of Jesus Christ", that the Message ...
• 9 July 2011
  VATICAN - Declaration on behalf of the Holy See Press Office Director concerning the new Republic of South Sudan Vatican City (Fides Service) - Yesterday, July 8, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, released the following declaration: "Tomorrow July 9, the New Republic of South Sudan will be proclaime ...
• 6 July 2011
  VATICAN- The new edition of the Atlas hierarchicus on the Church's presence in the various continents was presented to the Pope Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, July 6, at 11am, His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, accompanied by Rev. P. Giancarlo Girardi, SVD, Editor of the pu ...
• 4 July 2011
  VATICAN-Statement of the Holy See: episcopal Ordination in the Diocese of Leshan (Province of Sichuan, Mainland China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican press office issued the following statement today: "With regard to the episcopal ordination of the Rev. Paul Lei Shiyin, which took place on Wednesday 29 June la ...
• 4 July 2011
  VATICAN-"Great number of people exhausted by poverty, displaced persons and refugees, those who emigrate risking their lives: May Christ's gaze alight on all these people", recalls the Pope at the Angelus Vatican City (Fides Service) - When Jesus walked the roads of Galilee, proclaiming the Kingdom of God and healing many sick people, he felt compassion for the crowds because they were tired and helpless, said the Holy Fa ...
• 2 July 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI to the FAO, "even food has become object of speculation or it is related to financial market trends that is linked to the single objective of profit" Vatican City (Fides Service) - "Poverty, underdevelopment and therefore hunger are so often the result of selfish attitudes that from the heart of man is manifested in its social action, in economic exchange, market cond ...
• 30 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: "The Lord challenges us to move beyond the boundaries of our own world and to bring the Gospel to the world of others, so that it pervades everything" Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Wednesday, June 29, Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, and the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of His priestly ordination, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided in St. Peter's B ...
• 25 June 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI to MWAEC: "do everything possible in the East, where the pastors and faithful of Christ were born and may remain «not as foreigners», but as «fellow citizens» " Vatican City (Fides Service) - "I ask you to do everything possible, even affecting the Public Institutions with whom you come into contact on an international level, because in the East, where the pastors and faithful o ...
• 20 June 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope in San Marino invites "the civil authorities and all people of good will to ensure acceptance and worthy living conditions for refugees" San Marino (Fides Service) - "I would like to remind you that tomorrow is World Refugee Day", said the Holy Father Benedict XVI yesterday, Sunday, June 19, before the Angelus, at the end of the Mass that he presided at S ...
• 18 June 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope recalled "the unique contribution of all Religious, men and women, active and contemplative, to the mission of the Church, and their role as protagonists of evangelization" Vatican City (Fides Service) - "Because of the unique contribution made by all Religious, men and women, contemplative and active, to the mission of the Church, and because of their role as protagonists of evangelization ...
• 14 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: "The Church, each one of us, must bring in the world this Good News that Jesus is the Lord" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith is not kept alive by itself in the world, it is not transmitted automatically to the human heart, but must always be proclaimed... The Church, each one of us, needs to bring in the w ...
• 13 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: the Holy Spirit, "as intelligible Light gives strength to the evangelizing mission, it burns the hearts of those who hear the good news" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the Pentecost solemnity, on Sunday, June 12, before reciting the Marian prayer of Regina Caeli, Benedict XVI illustrated the meaning of the solemnity with these words: " The Paschal ...
• 6 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Zagreb: the Christian family is "called to give a specific and irreplaceable contribution to evangelization" Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) - " Christian families are a decisive resource for education in the faith, for the up-building of the Church as a communion and for her missionary presence in the most diverse situations in life" t ...
• 31 May 2011
  VATICAN -The Pope to a group of Indian Bishops, "the proclamation of God’s word is bearing rich spiritual fruit, especially through the spread of small Christian communities" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " It is a source of satisfaction that the proclamation of God’s word is bearing rich spiritual fruit in your local Churches, especially through the spread of small Christian communities ...