Vatican

• 7 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses the President of the Italian Republic: “the Quirinal and the Vatican are not two hills that ignore one another or face one another acrimoniously; rather that they are places symbolizing mutual respect for the sovereignty of the State and of the Church” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Today, we can observe with satisfaction that in the city of Rome, the Italian State and the Holy See coexist and collaborate in peace. This visit also serves to confirm the fact that t ...
• 7 October 2008
  VATICAN - Holy Father’s Message: “the service that the Church offers in its marriage and family pastoral care must be able to direct couples to understand with the heart the wonderful design that God has inscribed in the human body, helping them to accept all that is entailed in a genuine path of maturing.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the International Congress “Humanae Vitae: Current Importance and Prophecy of an Encyclical” organized by the Pontifical Institute John Paul II for Studies on Marri ...
• 7 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s meditation at the opening session of the Synod of Bishops: “evangelization, the proclamation of the Gospel, the mission are not a type of ecclesial colonialism, where we wish to insert others into our group. It means going beyond the individual culture into the universality that connects all, unites all, makes us all brothers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In opening the sessions of the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on Monday, October 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the celebration of the liturgy of the hou ...
• 6 October 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus says: “I invite all of you to support the work of the synod with your prayer, especially invoking the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary, perfect disciple of the divine Word.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I invite all of you to support the work of the synod with your prayer,” the Holy Father Benedict XVI said in his Angelus address on Sunday, October 5. In his brief address before the ...
• 6 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens the Synod of Bishops at the Basilica of Saint Paul: “if preaching the Gospel is the reason behind her existence and mission, it is indispensable that the Church know and live that which she preaches, so that her preaching can be credible, in spite of the weaknesses and poverty of the men that she is made up of.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 5, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided a Mass concelebrated with the Synodal Fathers, for the opening of the XII Gene ...
• 3 October 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - We cannot forget the Angels! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dra ...
• 3 October 2008
  VATICAN - “Gypsies need a living Church, a Church-communion, which is capable of training and helping them to overcome the difficulties that high politics has been unable to get beyond.”: Final Document from the World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Gypsies Freising (Agenzia Fides) – “We must fight racism, not with weapons, but with love, work and humility, by proving that beyond our shortcomings we also have values.” With these words of a young Gypsy concludes the Fi ...
• 3 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope tells Bishops from Central Asia: “Despite the severe pressures suffered during the years of the atheist communist regime, the flame of faith remained alight in believers' hearts thanks to the zealous sacrifice of priests, religious and lay people.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We give thanks to the Lord that despite the severe pressures suffered during the years of the atheist communist regime, the flame of faith remained alight in believers' hearts thanks t ...
• 2 October 2008
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Two theories born of Biblicism Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Some say the post-Council Mass is richer in Readings and Eucharistic Prayers, compared with the Pius V Missal poorer and less accurate. The theory is anachronistic since it fails to conside ...
• 2 October 2008
  VATICAN - New incentive and hope for policies from the Social Doctrine of the Church: Cardinal Renato Martino in Chile and Guatemala Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As a dangerous anti-political attitude continues to arise in many countries, it is extremely important to reaffirm that for Christians, politics – according to the spirit Paul VI – is ...
• 2 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - For life and against the death penalty Rome (Agenzia Fides) – While the United States Supreme Court considered the case of Troy Davis in Georgia, the Community of Saint Egidio organized the III International Congress for Ministers of Justice on September 29 ...
• 2 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI continues with his catechesis on Saint Paul: “With the distinct charisms entrusted to Peter and Paul, let us all be guided by the Spirit, trying to live in the liberty that finds its orientation in faith in Christ and is made tangible in service to our brothers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Today, we wish to pause on two episodes that show this veneration, and at the same time, the freedom with which the Apostle addressed Cephas and the other apostles: the so-called Counc ...
• 29 September 2008
  VATICAN - In response to the modern-day crisis of separations and divorce, “I see you as guardians of a greater hope for the couples who have lost it”: the Holy Father addresses the International Meeting of the "Retrouvaille" Association Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – On September 26, in the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with participants in an international meeting of the "Retrouvaille" Association, which has ...
• 29 September 2008
  VATICAN - “The responsible management of creation is part of a healthy economy and supports tourism. On the contrary, the inappropriate use of nature and the abuse inflicted on the culture of the local people has damaging affects on the tourism industry as well.” The Pope speaks on the World Day of Tourism Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “Experience shows that the responsible management of creation is part of a healthy economy and supports tourism. On the contrary, the inappropriate use of nature and the abuse inflic ...
• 29 September 2008
  VATICAN - “Jesus emphasizes his predilection for sinners who convert, and he teaches us that humility is essential for welcoming the gift of salvation,” says Benedict XVI in his Angelus address, remembering Pope John Paul I and encouraging all to “cultivate this same humility he had.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – In his last Angelus address at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, on September 28, before returning to the Vatican, the Holy Father Benedict XVI reflected on humility, meditating ...