Vatican

• 22 January 2009
  VATICAN - “Let us make our own the desire of St. Paul, who dedicated his entire life for the one Lord and for the unity of his mystical body, the Church, giving with his martyrdom, a supreme testimony of fidelity and love for Christ”: the Pope's catechesis dedicated to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Four times, in His prayer to the Father from the Upper Room – before suffering His Passion – Jesus prays that his disciples may be “one,” and twice, He mentions the reason for thi ...
• 21 January 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - Drawn towards Jesus Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The next day as John stood there again with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, and John looked towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God.' And the two disciples heard wha ...
• 21 January 2009
  VATICAN - Message for the 56th World Leprosy Day: on the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, may governments “pay special attention to children who are sick with leprosy and run the risk of seeing their futures mortgaged by the negative consequences of their illness” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In this year which marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pastoral Council for Health Pastoral Care, me ...
• 21 January 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI's telegram to the 44th President of the United States of America, the Honorable Barack Obama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram to the 44th President of the United States of America, the Honorable Barack Obama, on the occasion of his inauguration into the White House, i ...
• 20 January 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Ecumenical Delegation from Finland: “Together, let us thank God for all that has been achieved to date in Catholic-Lutheran relations, and let us pray that the Spirit of truth will guide us towards ever greater unity, in the service of the Gospel.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Dear distinguished Friends from Finland, it is with great joy that I welcome all of you on this annual visit to Rome for the feast of your patron, Saint Henrik...These pilgrimages are an ...
• 20 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's live televised Message at the close of the 6th World Meeting of Families: “Today more than ever is needed the testimony and public commitment of all the baptized to reaffirm the dignity and the unique and irreplaceable value of the family founded on the marriage of a man and a woman and open to life” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I have participated with joy and interest in this World Meeting, above all with my prayer, giving specific guidelines and attentively following its preparation and development. Today, th ...
• 19 January 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope's Message during the Rosary at the 6th World Meeting of Families: “the family is in the heart of God, Creator and Savior. Working for the family means working for a bright and dignified future for humanity and for the building of the Kingdom of God” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “In light of its essential social function, the family has the right to be recognized in its own identity and to not be confused with other forms of coexistence, as well as the right to co ...
• 19 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”: Papal aid to Catholics in Gaza and Cardinal Cordes' visit to the Philippines Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” the Dicastery of the Holy See in charge of carrying out the charitable initiatives of the Holy Father, has issued a statement saying that they sent ...
• 19 January 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Bishops of Iran on their Ad limina visit: “The road before you is long and requires perseverance and patience. The example of God, patient and merciful with His people, will serve you as a model and help you find the space necessary for dialogue.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “You are the ordinaries of the Armenian, Chaldean and Latin Churches. Therefore, dear brothers, you represent the richness of unity in the diversity that exists in the bosom of the Cathol ...
• 19 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus reminds immigrants of the words of the Apostle Paul, “in the Church you are not foreigners or guests, but you are part of the family of God,” and invites them “to accompany with your prayers the efforts of numerous persons of good will who are trying to stop the tragedy,” in the Gaza Strip and mentions that “the ecumenical task is even more urgent today, to give to our society, which is marked by tragic conflicts and lacerating divisions, a sign and an impulse toward reconciliation and peace” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Sunday January 18, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made reference to his Message for the occasion during his address prior to the recitation of the ...
• 16 January 2009
  VATICAN - A 2008 marked by religious hatred and anti-Christian secularism Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The year 2008 was heavily marked by anti-Christian violence and persecution throughout the world. Areas that for many years had remained immune to the intolerance and had been places that ...
• 16 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells the General Inspectorate for Public Security in the Vatican: “our daily work, whatever it may be, takes on a different value and meaning, because we base it on perennial human and spiritual values that make are lives more serene and more useful to our brothers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On January 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the General Inspectorate for Public Security in the Vatican for the exchange of New Year's greetings. The Pope expressed his “most h ...
• 15 January 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Supporting the family is an authentic mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexico is presently hosting the 6th World Meeting for Families, which reminds the Church and the world of the unique centrality of this natural, creatural institution, which Jesus Christ ra ...
• 15 January 2009
  VATICAN - The Letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians “are a great catechesis, from which we can learn not just how to be good Christians, but also how to come to be truly persons”: the Pope's catechesis at the General Audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his catechesis given at the General Audience on January 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI spoke of the two “twin” letters of Saint Paul: the Letter to the Colossians and the Letter ...
• 14 January 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - Walking with Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Walking the “Marian way”, Mary's way of faith and humility, we see ever more clearly the presence of the Lord Jesus who, except for sin, lived our same human experience. His human exist ...