Vatican

• 17 November 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI reminds participants of the Congress promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care of “the importance of respecting the child as a precious gift and good for society, recognizing the human dignity that they fully possess beginning in their mother's womb.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Even the ancients themselves recognized the importance of respecting the child, as a precious gift and good for society, recognizing the human dignity that they fully possess beginning i ...
• 17 November 2008
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus: “Indeed, what Christ gives us is multiplied when we give it away! It is a treasure that is made to be spent, invested, shared with all, as the Apostle Paul, that great administrator of Jesus' talents, has taught us;” the presence of the cloistered religious communities in the Church and the world “is indispensable.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The parable of the talents, told in the Gospel of St. Matthew (25:14-30) is the Gospel read on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, and it “invites us to be vigilant and active, in awaiti ...
• 14 November 2008
  VATICAN - Solemn Commemorative Act: a concert attended by the Holy Father and presentation of awards by the Saint Matthew Foundation, in memory of Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church believes that human rights express the transcendent dignity of the person, the only creature that God has willed for himself as an end and never a means, and she believes that ...
• 13 November 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Beyond the “shady areas” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Recent discussion about the borders of the possibility for a state organ to legislate with regard to the most sensitive issues of life and to recognise or, even worse, declare, “non-l ...
• 13 November 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the close of his General Audience: “Come, Lord! Come to your world, in the way that you know. Come where there is injustice and violence. Come to the refugee camps, in Darfur and in North Kivu, in so many places in the world...In this sense, we pray with St. Paul: Maranà, thà! Come, Lord Jesus!” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the General Audience held on November 12, in St. Peter's Square, the Holy Father Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the Apostle St. Paul, highlighting his preaching on the se ...
• 12 November 2008
  VATICAN - “Pastoral Care in the Treatment of Sick Children”: 23rd International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the last decade more than two million children have been killed in the course of armed conflict, six million have been left handicapped, tens of thousands mutilated by antipersonnel mine ...
• 12 November 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Never lose sight of Jesus! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Christian spiritual life is founded on communion with the Lord Jesus: desired, sought, invoked, celebrated, proclaimed. In other words, the more we empty ourselves and make room for Jesus w ...
• 11 November 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI advises Bishops of Bolivia to promote “systematic, widespread and incisive catechesis is needed, catechesis that teaches the Catholic faith clearly and completely. This Year of St. Paul that we are celebrating, is a special occasion to imitate the apostolic and missionary vigor of this great Apostle.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I know well of the difficult circumstances affecting the faithful and citizens of your country, which at the current time seem to be becoming even more marked. These certainly cause conc ...
• 11 November 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI to visit the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See, December 13 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Embassy of Italy to the Holy See has released a statement saying that this December 13, his holiness Benedict XVI will make a visit to the Embassy itself. It will be the fourth time that a Po ...
• 10 November 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI tells participants in the Congress on the magisterium of Pius XII: “His magisterium was characterized by its vast and widespread beneficence, as well as for its exceptional quality, and thus it could be described as a valuable heritage to which the Church has always given, and continues to give, great importance.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In recent years, when Pius XII has been spoken of, much of the attention on his person has focused on one particular issue, too often treated in a rather unilateral manner. This has impe ...
• 10 November 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses the new Ambassador from the Republic of China: “The Holy See is pleased to work together with all those who seek to promote peace, prosperity and development, and appreciates the Republic of China’s commitment to that noble cause.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father received His Excellency Mister Wang Larry Yu-yuan, the new Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See, in an audience on Saturday, November 8, in which he accepte ...
• 10 November 2008
  VATICAN - “Organ donation is a unique testimony of charity,” says the Pope, asking “that the multiplication of transplant petitions do not change around the ethical principles upon which it rests...the body can never be considered as a mere object.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Organ donation is a unique testimony of charity,” said the Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 7, in addressing the participants in the international congress "A Gift for Life. Consi ...
• 10 November 2008
  VATICAN - On the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Pope mentions that “the temple of stones is a symbol of the living Church, the Christian community,” recalls the need “to fight against every form of anti-Semitism and discrimination,” and makes an appeal for North Kivu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, “mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world,” on Sunday, November 9, the Holy Father Benedict XV ...
• 7 November 2008
  VATICAN - Final Declaration from the First Seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The first Seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum was held in Rome from 4-6 November 2008. Twenty-four participants and five advisors from each religion took part in the meeting. The theme o ...
• 7 November 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI tells participants in the first Seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum: “We are challenged to demonstrate, by our words and above all by our deeds, that the message of our religions is unfailingly a message of harmony and mutual understanding.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Upon the conclusion of the first Seminar organized by the Catholic-Muslim Forum, established by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the representatives of the 138 Musli ...