Vatican

• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI's Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today, the Holy See Press Office published the Letter of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Bishops of the Catholic Church, on the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops conse ...
• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI dedicates his General Audience to the “great missionary who spread Christianity in Central Europe,” Saint Boniface, and launches an appeal for Northern Ireland Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we pause to consider a great missionary of the 8th century, who spread Christianity in Central Europe, precisely in my homeland as well: St. Boniface, who has been recorded in hist ...
• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Primacy at the service of a united Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Seventy years ago, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, a Roman, was elected Pope with the name Pius XII. In those days, no one could imagine that the college of cardinals or the college of bishops w ...
• 11 March 2009
  VATICANO - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - “ It is possible to speak to Providence ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - When we read the Gospel as believers, and faith tells us, we enter living history, the history of Salvation which is taking place epoch after epoch, from one person to the next, when with a ...
• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father's visit to the Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana, highlighting the need to “bring the spiritual dimension back to the heart of civil living, to give full meaning to the many activities of the human person” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – After his visit to Rome's Town Hall, a little after 12 noon, on March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI travelled to the nearby Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana at Tor de'Spe ...
• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope's greeting to the people of Rome: “Rome is beautiful above all for the generosity and sanctity of so many of its sons and daughters, who have left eloquent signs of their passion for the beauty of God, the beauty of love that never fades or grows old.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, March 9, at the close of his visit to Rome's Town Hall, the Holy Father went out on the balcony of the Senate's Palace to greet the citizens who were gathered in the Plaza of the Town ...
• 10 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Rome's Town Hall: “Rome must rediscover its most profound soul, its civil and Christian roots, if it wishes to promote a new humanism which focuses upon man, recognized in the fullness of his truth.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Monday, March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to visit Rome's Town Hall. He was welcomed by the City's Mayor Gianni Alemanno and later entered the Mayor's Study where he we ...
• 9 March 2009
  VATICAN - Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican: “You have shown us where Jesus dwells: in His Church, His Word, the Most Holy Eucharist.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises held in the presence of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, ended at 9am on Saturday, March 7, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, with th ...
• 9 March 2009
  VATICAN - “Jesus' transfiguration was essentially an experience of prayer,” the Pope said at the Angelus, asking “to find in this time of Lent moments of prolonged silence”; the Pope's prayer for “ for all women, that they be evermore respected in their dignity and valued in their positive possibilities,” Holy Land trip announced Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The experience of the spiritual exercises and the Gospel of the Lord's Transfiguration were the main theme of the address given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to faithful gathered in Sai ...
• 6 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (4) - The relationship between the Word of God and Marian devotion, indulgences, and other devotions in general Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (3) - Importance of the liturgy; the Bishop of Rome and the Petrine Ministry Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI to visit the Capitol Building and Monastery of Santa Francesca Romana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the program for the Holy Father Benedict XVI's visit the Capitol Building and the Monastery of Santa Francesca Romana in Tor de Specchi, which will ...
• 5 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's Message to the youth: “If you find your sustenance in Christ, my dear young people, and if you live profoundly in him as did the Apostle Paul, you will not be able to resist speaking about him and making him known and loved by many of your friends and contemporaries.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “If you find your sustenance in Christ, my dear young people, and if you live profoundly in him as did the Apostle Paul, you will not be able to resist speaking about him and making him k ...
• 5 March 2009
  WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello -Lent: a time of judgement Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lenten season, with all its history of biblical and Christian tradition, its theological meaning and liturgical origin, is also, necessarily, a time of judgement. The traditional practi ...
• 4 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (2) - Two aspects of the educational emergency and the role of the ecclesial community in the current economic crisis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...