Vatican

• 29 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Italian Bishops' Conference: the urgent task of education “must be rooted in the Word of God and requires spiritual discernment, cultural and social programs, and gratuitous and united witness.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “At a time in which relativistic and nihilistic concepts of life exercise a powerful enticement, a time in which the very legitimacy of education is placed in doubt, the principal contrib ...
• 28 May 2009
  VATICAN - “Love for the incarnated Lord and for his visibility in the liturgy and in icons. Fidelity to baptism and commitment to live in the communion of the Body of Christ...Spirit of poverty, of sobriety, of renunciation”: the teachings of Saint Theodore the Studite, explained by Benedict XVI Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The saint that we find today, St. Theodore the Studite, brings us to a period that from the religious and political point of view was rather turbulent,” said the Holy Father Benedict X ...
• 28 May 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Faith is the real emergency Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Every so often, at almost strangely 'regular' intervals, new books appear, some “against the tide” some “scandalistic”. The second type of book, just think, written, published and ...
• 28 May 2009
  VATICAN - Year of the Priest “must be a year that is both positive and forward looking in which the Church says to her priests above all, but also to all the Faithful and to wider society by means of the mass media, that she is proud of her priests, loves them, honors them, admires them.” Letter from Cardinal Hummes. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Year for Priests, announced by our beloved Pope Benedict XVI to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the death of the saintly Curé of Ars, St. John Mary Vianney, is drawing near. It w ...
• 28 May 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father opens Congress for the Diocese of Rome: “First and foremost, there is a need to renew our efforts to offer a formation that is more attentive and conformed to the perspectives of the Church, on the part of priests, religious, and laity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of May 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran to inaugurate the annual Congress for the Diocese of Rome. This year’s theme is: ...
• 27 May 2009
  VATICAN - Vatican Radio updates its programming on FM and places advertisements on the air for the first time Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 80 years after its foundation, for the first time Vatican Radio is allotting programming time for advertisements. “We never said we were against advertising or that it was 'bad,' ...
• 27 May 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The activity of every Christian community Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Cyril, in his teaching, with regard to the working of the Holy Spirit in the souls of believers who welcome Him: “Meek and gentle is his coming, fragrant and sweet his presence, lig ...
• 26 May 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's Letter to the Church in China in Compendium format, to facilitate understanding and respond to most common question on the life of the Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the second anniversary of the “Letter to the Bishops, priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China” of the Holy Father Ben ...
• 25 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino: We too “must not remain looking up at the sky, but, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we must go everywhere and proclaim the salvific message of the death and resurrection of Christ” Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, May 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to Cassino and Montecassino. At 10:15am he presided the Eucharistic Celebration of the Solemnity of the Lord's Ascension i ...
• 25 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino: At the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father highlights the commitment to peace and the Day of Prayer for the Church in China: “May our common prayer obtain an effusion of gifts of the Holy Spirit, so that unity of all Christians, the catholicity and the universality of the Church always will be deeper and more visible.” Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated in Piazza Miranda, in Cassino (Italy), the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Regina Caeli. Prior to the prayer, the Pope mentioned the value of peace ...
• 25 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at Montecassino - “Human beings cannot achieve full self-realization or ever be truly happy without God. It is your special responsibility, dear monks, to be living examples of this interior and profound relationship with him.” Cassino (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass and the Regina Caeli in Piazza Miranda in Cassino, the Holy Father Benedict traveled to the Abbey of Montecassino. In the afternoon, the Holy Father met with the monastic commun ...
• 25 May 2009
  VATICAN - Message from the Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, to the youth pilgrims of the Holy Land Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sent a greeting to a large group of young Italian pilgrims in the Holy Land, which was read by Bishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Delega ...
• 25 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: “The Lord wants us to be saints, not concerned with building a career that is interesting and comfortable in human terms, but entirely dedicated to the good of souls, ready to do our duty unto the end.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The service in the Apostolic Nunciatures can be considered to some extent, as a specific vocation to the priesthood, a pastoral ministry that involves insertion into a particular world a ...
• 22 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience, on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land: “Despite the vicissitudes that through the centuries have marked the holy sites, despite the wars, the destruction and unfortunately, the conflicts among Christians, the Church has continued her mission, moved by the Spirit of the Risen Lord.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I pause today to speak about the apostolic journey that I made May 8-15 to the Holy Land, for which I do not cease to give thanks to the Lord, because it has shown itself to be a great g ...
• 22 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI to make Pastoral Visit to Montecassino on May 24th Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, May 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Cassino and Montecassino, Italy. The Holy See Press Office has released the following itinerary for the vis ...