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• 11 April 2007
  VATICAN - “Those who encounter the Risen Jesus and entrust themselves to him with docility need never fear again. This is the message which Christians are called to carry to the far corners of the earth”: Benedict XVI says at the midday prayer Regina Cæli on Easter Monday Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - The profound “spiritual joy” which comes from the celebration of Easter, the “unspeakable joy” experienced by Mary Magdalene and the other Mary when they saw the Risen Lord, the ...
• 11 April 2007
  VATICAN Pope Benedict XVI delivers Easter Message: “men and women of today expect from Christians a renewed witness to the resurrection of Christ; they need to encounter Him and to know Him as true God and true man.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “My Lord and my God!” We too renew that profession of faith of Thomas. I have chosen these words for my Easter greetings this year, because the men and women of today expect from Chri ...
• 11 April 2007
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Pope appoints new Metropolitan Archbishop of Tangiers Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 11 April 2007 appointed Fr. Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tangiers (Morocco). The Bishop elect was until now Professo ...
• 11 April 2007
  VATICAN - 15 April the Pope will preside a special Mass for his 80th birthday: the whole Church is encouraged “to raise an intense prayer of thanksgiving to God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 15 April in St Peter’s Square at 10am Pope Benedict XVI will preside a special Mass on the occasion of his 80th birthday and the 2nd anniversary of his election as Successor of ...
• 11 April 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “'Why look among the dead for someone who is alive?” Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “'Why look among the dead for someone who is alive?” (Lk 24,5). A question valid also in our epoch which challenges those who search for the Lord Jesus as if he were a character of the ...
• 11 April 2007
  VATICAN - The four “Acts” basic Christian prayers The Act of Charity (I) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After reflecting during Lent on the Act of Contrition today we begin our meditation on the Act of Charity, or Act of Love. Act of Love: O Lord God, I love you above all things and I lov ...
• 11 April 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - Easter at Rayong Camillian Centre: eight children are baptised, tireless pastoral care and therapy for children with HIV/AIDS Rayong (Fides Service) - Fr. Giovanni Contarin in charge of Rayong Camillian Centre which for the past ten years has provided treatment and pastoral care for children with AIDS, (see Fides 8/1/2007), sent the following E ...
• 11 April 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Life and Family Foundation" established by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference will help society in activities to sustain and defend life and the family La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A Life and Family Foundation established by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference during a recent plenary assembly, begins to operate today 11 April. The offices at the Edificio Esperanza in the cit ...
• 11 April 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards CAM 3: first draft working paper; missionary key booklets for young people; “the missionary dimension of the Church" theme for next Bishops’ Conference plenary Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations continue for the 3rd American Mission Congress CAM 3 to be held next year in Quito, Ecuador 12 - 17 August, according to CAM 3 executive secretary Osvaldo Fierro Terán. During a meet ...
• 11 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Beijing celebrated Easter with joy and deep emotion. A priest in Beijing says "I like the other priests lost my voice, hearing confessions, preparing and celebrating Mass, but the fruits of evangelisation thanks to the Risen Lord are a great reward". Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in Beijing celebrated Easter with joy and deep emotion. "Joy because after so much suffering in his passion Christ is risen and this reflects on our own faith life and gives us new ho ...
• 8 April 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope presides Mass in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At 10.30 am on 8 April Easter Sunday Pope Benedict XVI presided the celebration of Mass in St Peter's Square in the presence of the faithful of Rome and from all over the world, At the end ...
• 7 April 2007
  VATICAN - “This is the joy of the Easter Vigil: we are free. In the resurrection of Jesus, love has been shown to be stronger than death, stronger than evil ”: the Pope presides Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At 10pm on Holy Saturday 7 April, the Pope presided the solemn Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter's starting in the Hall with the blessing of the Easter fire and the lighting of the Paschal Cand ...
• 6 April 2007
  VATICAN - “ Let us pray to the Lord that he will truly give us a heart of flesh, that he will make us messengers of his love not only with words, but with our entire life”: the Pope speaks to the people gathered at the Colosseum on Good Friday evening. Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the evening of Good Friday Pope Benedict XVI preside the devotion of the Stations of the Cross broadcast live on world television. The meditations this year were written by Mgr Gianfranc ...
• 5 April 2007
  VATICAN - Letter to Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo on the occasion of his resignation from the office of Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI thanked Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo at the end of his service as Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church, with these words: “On the day dedicated to the So ...
• 5 April 2007
  VATICAN - “ Let us ask the Lord to keep all hostility away from our hearts, to remove from us every feeling of self-sufficiency and truly to clothe ourselves with the vestment of love, so that we may be luminous persons and not belong to darkness. ”: the Pope told his priests during the Chrism Mass in the morning of Holy Thursday Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI presided this morning in St Peter's Basilica the Chrism mass with the clergy of his diocese of Rome Cardinals and Bishops also concelebrated. During the Mass th ...