Vatican

• 5 November 2010
  VATICAN - Pope calls for “a profound understanding of the social doctrine of the Church...strongly rooted in the affirmation of the transcendent dignity of man, in the defense of human life from its conception to its natural death and of religious liberty.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is necessary to prepare lay faithful capable of dedicating themselves to the common good, especially in the more complex realms such as the world of politics. It is also urgent to hav ...
• 3 November 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI prays for victims of the “absurd violence” occurred at Syro-Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad, “which is even more ferocious as it struck defenseless persons, gathered in the house of God.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus recited with pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square on the Solemnity of All Saints', Monday, November 1, the Holy Father Benedict pronounced the following wor ...
• 29 October 2010
  VATICAN - “You must contribute to the purification of reason, and to the moral awakening of the forces necessary to build a just and fraternal society,” Benedict XVI tells Brazilian Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I wish to speak to you today about how the Church's mission to serve as the leavening of human society through the Gospel teaches human beings their dignity as children of God, and their ...
• 28 October 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI makes appeal for Indonesia and Benin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held on Wednesday, October 27, the Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed his closeness to the populations of Indonesia and Benin, struck by natural disas ...
• 25 October 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's address at Angelus on Mission Sunday: “The missionary task is not to bring about revolution in the world but to transfigure it, drawing power from Jesus Christ.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At his Angelus address on Sunday, October 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI reflected on the common ground between the theme for the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bi ...
• 25 October 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI closes Synod for Middle East, says to “never resign ourselves to the absence of peace” and to promote “an authentic freedom of religion and conscience” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Conflicts, wars, violence and terrorism have gone on for too long in the Middle East. Peace, which is a gift of God, is also the result of the efforts of men of goodwill, of the national ...
• 21 October 2010
  VATICAN - Diocesan phase of cause for beatification of Cardinal Nguyên Van Thuân opens tomorrow in Rome Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, October 22 at 12 noon, in the Hall of Conciliation of the Lateran Palace, Cardinal Vicar Agostino Vallini will open the diocesan session of the cause for beatification of Vietn ...
• 21 October 2010
  Pontifical Mission Societies support younger Churches, formation of seminarians and priests, poor children, and missionary activities for entire People of God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Collections taken up for World Mission Sunday, gifts from individual benefactors, and contributions that come in thanks to various missionary projects, are all sent first to the respectiv ...
• 20 October 2010
  VATICAN - Pope announces consistory for creation of 24 new Cardinals Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience today, October 20, Pope Benedict XVI has announced a consistory for the creation of 24 new cardinals, who will be elevated to the ranks of the College ...
• 20 October 2010
  VATICAN - Msgr. Jacques Masson, French Translator for Agenzia Fides for 29 years, has passed away Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On October 16, Msgr. Jacques Masson died in his home in Rome. Masson served as the French Translator of Fides from 1978 to 2007, when he left the office for reasons of age. Born October 20, 1937 in ...
• 20 October 2010
  VATICAN - World Mission Sunday 2010: “We are all missionaries and together we can make a difference.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As Catholics, we have a wonderful responsibility, by reason of our baptism, to bring about change for the good in our world. But in order to do that, we need to become aware of the necessit ...
• 19 October 2010
  VATICAN - Synod for the Middle East: “Our Churches need to reawaken our missionary zeal and to renew in us the meaning, significance, ardor, enthusiasm and dynamism of our being missionary.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Jesus did not only command the apostles to proclaim the Gospel, but to proclaim it to the whole world. This is the Church’s mission. To be “Christian” is to be “missionary”. We ...
• 18 October 2010
  VATICAN - Among 6 new saints is Australian Sister Mary of the Cross MacKillop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It is clear, in fact, that prayer has to be an expression of faith, otherwise it is not real prayer. If one does not believe in the goodness of God, one cannot pray in a truly appropriate m ...
• 15 October 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's Message: we should all make eliminating hunger a priority, in support of the human family Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In a message sent today to the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mr. Jacques Diouf, on the occasion of World Food Day 2010, celebrated today, ...
• 15 October 2010
  VATICAN - LXXII (Year 2009) version of “Missionary Bibliography” published Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Library of the Pontifical Urban University has published the LXXII volume of "Bibliography Mission" for the Year 2009. This book, unique in its kind, provides a rich documentation of ...