Vatican

• 4 April 2012
  VATICAN - Christians and Buddhists: common responsibility able to guide the young people to become instruments of justice and peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The message that the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sent to Buddhists on the occasion of Vesakh, which commemorates the principal events of Buddha's life, is dedicated to ...
• 2 April 2012
  VATICAN - WYD 2013 in Rio de Janeiro "aims at increasing young people's faith in the world for mission" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "This World Youth Day (WYD) 2013 in Rio is situated in the context of the Continental Mission wanted in the meeting of the Bishops of CELAM in Aparecida in 2007. At the universal Church lev ...
• 29 March 2012
  VATICAN-The Pope in Cuba: " It is greatly to be hoped that the moment will soon arrive when, here too, the Church can bring to the fields of knowledge the benefits of the mission that the Lord entrusted to her" La Habana (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church lives to make others sharers in the one thing she possesses, which is none other than Christ, our hope of glory. To carry out this duty, she must count on basic religious freedom, ...
• 28 March 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's Message to the youth: "Be enthusiastic witnesses of the new evangelization!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I would encourage you to be missionaries of joy. We cannot be happy if others are not: joy has to be shared. Go and tell other young people about your joy at finding the precious treasure ...
• 27 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope in Cuba: "reinvigorate your faith, and armed with peace, forgiveness and understanding, you may strive to build a renewed and open society" Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) - "Standing here among you, I cannot but recall the historic visit to Cuba of my predecessor, Blessed John Paul II, who left an indelible mark on the soul of all Cubans", said Holy Father ...
• 27 March 2012
  VATICAN-Cardinal Filoni at the Pontifical Urban university: "Whoever is the bearer of glad tidings, that is Christ, must have the enthusiasm and joy, and be like Maria architect of consolation and grace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Urban University celebrates its patron saint's day on the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, when the liturgy recalls the twice said "yes": "Of Jesus who enters the ...
• 26 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope in Mexico: following the example of the excellent and generous missionaries " The ideal of putting the Lord first and making God’s word effective in all" Leon (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday afternoon, March 24, the Pope traveled to Guanajuato, for a courtesy visit to the Constitutional President of the United States of Mexico, after which he appeared from the central balco ...
• 12 March 2012
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus recalls that "violence never serves humanity, it only dehumanizes" and launches an appeal for Madagascar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Commenting on the Gospel passage of the third Sunday of Lent, the story of Jesus’ action throwing out of the temple animal sellers and money-changers from the temple of Jerusalem (cf. Jn ...
• 8 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope encourages Pastors and faithful of the Middle East "not to lose hope, even in hardship" that beset them Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the general audience Wednesday, March 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI greeted the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics and the Bishops attending the Synod of the A ...
• 5 March 2012
  VATICAN - Appointment of the members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI has included among the Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divin ...
• 5 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope’s visit to a Roman parish, "become missionaries of Christ to your brothers wherever they live, work, study or spend their leisure time" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The position of your church placed on the highest spot in the neighborhood reminds you that the Gospel must be communicated and announced to everyone. Wait not for others to bring you diff ...
• 20 February 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope and Cardinals: "This is your task in particular: to bear witness to the joy of Christ's love" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Your mission in the Church and the world always be 'in Christ' alone, responding to his logic and not that of the world, and may be illumined by faith and animated by charity which comes t ...
• 17 February 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope to the African and European Bishops: the Church in the two continents "is alive, she is growing, and is not afraid to carry out her evangelizing mission" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Your symposium has given you the chance to reflect upon the problems of the Church on the two continents.Certainly, they is no lack of difficulties, and some of them are great; yet they ar ...
• 13 February 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal "to end violence and bloodshed" in Syria and for the people of Sahel Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "An urgent appeal for an end to violence and bloodshed" in Syria was launched by the Holy Father Benedict XVI at the end of the Angelus on Sunday 12 February, with these words: "I am follow ...
• 10 February 2012
  VATICAN - The story of Jesus of Nazareth, in whose name even today many believers face suffering and persecution, cannot remain confined in a distant past Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The story of Jesus of Nazareth, in whose name still many believers in different countries of the world face suffering and persecution, cannot therefore be confined in a distant past, but i ...