Vatican

• 24 September 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope during the Angelus: "Continue to pray for the Christians of the Middle East, for peace and dialogue" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - After the Angelus prayer at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo yesterday, Sunday, September 23, the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the French-speaking pilgrims with these words: ...
• 20 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope: "The world today needs clear and unequivocal signs of dialogue and collaboration, something of which Lebanon has been and must continue to be an example" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The "extraordinary days" of the Apostolic Trip made in Lebanon, "despite the difficult circumstances, because a father must always remain alongside his children when they face serious probl ...
• 17 September 2012
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Lebanon, "in this region, which saw actions and heard words, may the Gospel continue to resonate as it did 2000 years ago and may it be lived today and for ever!" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "With the consigning of this document there now begins its study and appropriation by all the members of the Church, pastors, consecrated persons and lay people, so that everyone will find new jo ...
• 13 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's new appeal for Lebanon and the Middle East: "Let us ask God to give this region of the world its longed-for peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of his departure for Lebanon, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched a new appeal for peace in this country and the Middle East, at the end of the general audience on Wednesday, S ...
• 11 September 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope to the second group of Bishops of Colombia, "wherever Christ reaches, harmony opens a way, hatred gives place to forgiveness and rivalry is transformed into fraternity" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "The history of Colombia is indelibly marked by the profound Catholic faith of its people, by their love for the Eucharist, their devotion to the Virgin Mary and the witness of charity o ...
• 10 September 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus: "My apostolic visit to Lebanon, and by extension in the Middle East as a whole, is placed under the sign of peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After the Angelus prayer at noon on Sunday, September 9 at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, speaking in French, announced his next trip Lebanon. These ...
• 8 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope to new Bishops: "Mission requires Pastors that represent Christ in holiness of life, prudent and forward-looking, ready to generously spend their time to the Gospel" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission requires Pastors that represent Christ in holiness of life, prudent and forward-looking, ready to generously spend their time to the Gospel and to bear in their hearts the solic ...
• 6 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's Message: "Today all of Africa awaits the 'ambassadors' of the Good News, the lay faithful enamoured of Christ and the Church" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Women and men, young and old, children, families and all of society: today all of Africa awaits the "ambassadors" of the Good News, the lay faithful from the parishes, ecclesial movements ...
• 1 September 2012
  VATICAN - Seminar for 92 new Bishops of Countries reliant on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There are 92 Bishops appointed in the last two years in the ecclesiastical districts that depend on the CEP and will participate at the Seminar organized by the Congregation for the Evangel ...
• 30 August 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope: "Prayer is not time wasted, nor is it time robbed from activities, including apostolic, rather it is exactly the opposite" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - In his speech at the General Audience on Wednesday, August 29, held in the square in front of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI based his discourse on ...
• 24 August 2012
  VATICAN - Pope and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples condole death of Cardinal Shan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolences to the Bishop of Kaohsiung, His Exc. Mgr. Peter Liu Cheng-Chung, for the death of Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, SJ, Bishop emeritus ...
• 26 July 2012
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni urges on a profound renewal of consecrated life in Central Africa, "valuable and necessary aid to the missionary activity of the Church" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The gratitude for the contribution of evangelization of the Church in pastoral parishes, especially in catechesis, in the world of health care and school education, was expressed by Cardinal Fern ...
• 25 July 2012
  VATICAN - Foundation "Populorum Progressio": 203 projects are being examined in favor of indigenous, mestizo and Afro-American peoples in Latin America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foundation "Populorum Progressio" is being held in Bogota (Colombia), from July 24 to 27, assigned since its founding in 1992 to the Pont ...
• 25 July 2012
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to priests: "The fruitfulness of your priestly ministry and the effectiveness of your pastoral action essentially depend on your communion with Christ" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – On meeting the priests of the Central African Republic at the Centre Jean XXIII in Bangui on July 24, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni ...
• 24 July 2012
  VATICAN - Don Wojda appointed Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Tadeusz Wojda, of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (S.C.A.), Head of Office of the Congregation as Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the ...