Vatican

• 22 December 2008
  VATICAN - Fraternal gathering for all those working in International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, December 20, at the CIAM (International Center for Missionary Animation) headquarters, a Christmas gathering was held for all the personnel working in the International Secre ...
• 22 December 2008
  VATICAN - Apostolic Letter of the Holy Father, on the occasion of the 8th Centenary of the death of Blessed John Duns Scotus: “Solid as he was in the Catholic Faith, he made all efforts to understand, explain, and defend the truths of the faith through the light of human reason.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent an apostolic letter to the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, and the participants in the International Scientific Congress, on the occasio ...
• 22 December 2008
  VATICAN - Pope tells Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology: “Every man, every society, needs a culture that is open to the anthropological, moral, and spiritual dimension of its existence.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The diffusion of artistic and historical culture in all sectors of society provides the men and women of our age with means to rediscover their own roots and extract cultural and spiritu ...
• 22 December 2008
  VATICAN - “You can pray to the Lord that he will change the hearts of those who make weapons, bring terrorists to their senses, convert the heart of those who think always of war and help humanity to build a better future for all the children of the world.” The Pope addresses the youth of Italy's Catholic Action (A.C.R.) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – According to custom, on December 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received a group of youth representing Italy's Catholic Action (A.C.R.), in an audience to wish them a blessed Christmas. ...
• 22 December 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus recalls that in the Christmas mystery of salvation, “beyond the historical dimension... there is a cosmic dimension: Christ is the sun of grace who, with his light, transfigures and inflames the universe with expectation,” and greets participants in the initiatives underway for the world Year of Astronomy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “With the feast of Christmas just a few days away, we are invited to fix our gaze upon the ineffable mystery that Mary carried for nine months in her virginal womb: the mystery of God who ...
• 19 December 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father tells Vatican Television (CTV), on its 25th anniversary, to “seek paths to spread, in new ways, the voices and images of hope through the electronic network that envelops our planet in an increasingly encompassing web.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "Videre Petrum, to see the Pope, is a desire that has brought uncountable pilgrims to Rome. This desire can be fulfilled, at least in part, thanks to radio and television, which have allo ...
• 19 December 2008
  VATICAN - Pope tells 11 new ambassadors: “Peace is not just a political or military situation without conflict; rather it is the sum of conditions that allow concord among all and the personal development of each.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Thursday, December 18, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the Letters of Credence of 11 new ambassadors to the Holy See from Malawi, Sweden, Sierra Leon, Iceland, Lux ...
• 18 December 2008
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Real hope for eliminating poverty Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since the Catholic Church is not a party or a union, how can she contribute towards changing the world, especially in the fight against poverty? Simply by living her nature, a fraternal com ...
• 18 December 2008
  VATICAN - Final Communique on the 11th Colloquium of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Islamic Call Society of Tripoli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held on Wednesday, December 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held a meeting in one of the rooms in the Paul VI Audience Hall with participants in the ...
• 18 December 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience emphasizes the need to prepare for Christmas “with humility and simplicity, readying ourselves to receive the gift of light, joy and peace that irradiates from this mystery. Let us welcome the nativity of Christ as an event capable of today renewing our existence.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during his General Audience on Wednesday, December 17, was dedicated to the mystery of Christmas. “We are now in the Novena of Chris ...
• 17 December 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Mystery of Joy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “John replied: 'No one can have anything except what is given him from heaven. 'You yourselves can bear me out. I said, "I am not the Christ; I am the one who has been sent to go in front ...
• 16 December 2008
  VATICAN - XI Colloquium organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Islamic Call Society Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – A statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue released by the Holy See Press Office stated that the XI Colloquium organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligi ...
• 16 December 2008
  VATICAN - Themes for the next three World Youth Days Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has chosen the themes for the next three World Youth Days so as to help build a spiritual itinerary that will culminate in the World Youth Day celebrations sc ...
• 15 December 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity: “ecumenism calls us to a generous fraternal exchange of gifts, aware that full communion in the faith, in the sacraments, and in ministry continues to be the objective and goal of the entire ecumenical movement.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Reception and Future of Ecumenical Dialogue” was the theme for the Plenary Assembly held by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and was defined by the Holy Father, ...
• 15 December 2008
  VATICAN - In addressing the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, the Pope mentions the distinction and autonomy between Church and State: “the Church not only acknowledges and respects it, but rejoices, as it is a great progress in humanity and a fundamental condition for its freedom and fulfillment of its universal mission of salvation among all peoples.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Saturday, December 13, the Holy Father Benedict XVI payed a visit to the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. In the Embassy's Chapel, which has been recently restored, in t ...