Vatican

• 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 ...
• 30 May 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI at the Regina Caeli, "Even today, the vocation of the Church is evangelization" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The preaching of the deacon Philip in the city of Samaria was accompanied by numerous healings and, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles, "there was great joy in that city" (Acts 8.8). F ...
• 28 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope at the General Assembly of Caritas: Caritas Internationalis is different from other social agencies because it is a body of the Church, which shares the mission of the Church " Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Thank God for the many graces poured out on the Church in the sixty years since the foundation of Caritas Internationalis," was the primary reason cited by the Holy Father Benedict XVI i ...
• 23 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope recalled that "the commitment to proclaim Jesus Christ is the main task of the Church" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The commitment to proclaim Jesus Christ, 'the Way, the Truth and the Life', is the main task of the Church. We invoke the Virgin Mary to always help the Pastors and those in the various mi ...
• 21 May 2011
  VATICAN-Over 20 years of commitment of the Catholic health care institutions providing assistance to victims of AIDS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in remote areas and where the average income is very low, the only ones to provide antiretroviral therapies and to intervene on behalf of ...
• 19 May 2011
  VATICAN -Benedict XVI's general audience: "The Church in China, especially now, needs the prayer of the Universal Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, May 18, held in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI called for prayers for the Church in China, with these words: " During the Easter se ...
• 17 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope reminds the Bishops of India: the importance of working to "protect the fundamental human rights of freedom of religion and freedom of worship" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I am aware of the difficult challenges you face while you carry on dialogue with members of other faiths, encouraging a more tolerant climate of interaction. Your dialogue should be charac ...
• 16 May 2011
  VATICAN -Pope's new appeal to Libya and Syria, "for the path of negotiation and dialogue to prevail over those of violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A new appeal was launched by Pope Benedict XVI to Libya and Syria, after the Regina Coeli prayer recited on Sunday, May 15, with the faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. Th ...
• 14 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope at the PMS General Assembly: "Everything in the Church is at the service of evangelization ... Everyone must be involved in the missio ad gentes" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning at 11:45 in Sala Clementina at the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience the participants at the Ordinary Assembly of the High Council of ...