Vatican

• 10 September 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - “Prayer is the breath of the soul” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ Prayer is the breath of the soul ”: this definition of prayer highlights the vital importance of prayer in our lives. In fact who could ever say to one's breath: “today I have no ti ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI honors the memory of Paul VI: “...the missionary ardor that animated him and encouraged him to make demanding apostolic journeys, even to distant countries, and to perform acts of great ecclesial, missionary and ecumenical significance.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I am personally grateful to the Servant of God Paul VI for the trust he showed me in appointing me as Archbishop of Munich and Freising, in March 1977, numbering me among the College o ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (4) - “Family, formation, and faith. Dear youth of Cagliari and of all Sardinia, like Pope John Paul II, I also wish to leave you with these three words, three words that you must make your own with the light and strength of the Spirit of Christ.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI reserved his last encounter on his pastoral visit to Cagliari for the youth of Sardinia. In the Piazza Yenne, after a greeting from two youth representatives ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (3) - “The priest, for the Church and in the Church, is a humble yet authentic sign of the Eternal Priest who is Jesus. He must authoritatively proclaim the Word, renew gestures of forgiveness and giving, and exercise loving solicitude in the service of their flock, in communion with pastors.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Cathedral of Cagliari where he met with the priests, seminarians, and members of the Pontifical Theol ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: Cardinal Pell appointed President Delegate, Archbishop Pasinya appointed Special Secretary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father appointed Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, as President Delegate of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take pl ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - SMS Message sent from Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after WYD Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the text of the SMS Message sent in English yesterday, September 8, by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after the conclusion of W ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (2) - “May the Most Holy Virgin continue to watch over each and every one of you, so that the inheritance of the Gospel may be transmitted in tact to future generations.” - Appeal for Haiti Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated in the square in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria, on Sunday, September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Angelus. Before prayi ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Cagliari (1) - “May Mary help you bring Christ to the families, small domestic churches and the cells of society...May she help you to find the adequate pastoral plans that allow the youth to find Christ...May she give you the strength to evangelize the world of work, the economy, and politics...” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 7, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a pastoral visit to Cagliari, on the centennial anniversary of the proclamation of of “Nostra Signora di Bonaria” (Our Lady of Bonari ...
• 8 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope addresses the Bishops of Nicaragua: “We should never forget that the seed of the Gospel should always be sown, in every age, in every generation, so that it may fully bloom and so that its flower may never die.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In an audience held on September 6 with the Bishops of Nicaragua on their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, the Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed his appreciation for their efforts to make th ...
• 5 September 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI will inaugurate the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls; pastoral visits to Cagliari, Lourdes, and Pompeii Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the calendar of celebrations that Pope Benedict XIV will preside over. In September, the Pope will make a pastoral visit to Cagliari, Italy on S ...
• 5 September 2008
  VATICAN - “You heard it said, but I way to you…” - intervention by Prof. Michele Loconsole - There can be no authentic dialogue without knowledge of its documents Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It is impossible to plan, programme or develop serious and frank dialogue between Christians and Jews without knowledge of the milestone documents which have marked for more than forty year ...
• 4 September 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the General Audience speaks of the conversion of Saint Paul: “For us, Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “On the road to Damascus, in the first 30 years of the first century, and following a period in which he persecuted the Church, the decisive moment of Paul's life took place. Much has b ...
• 3 September 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - It is always the Mother who leads us to Jesus Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - <'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for m ...
• 2 September 2008
  VATICAN - World Congress for Pastoral Care of Gypsies: “the Church calls all men, especially Christians, to assume their responsibilities, both at the service of society as well as in political commitments, in order to guarantee full respect of the dignity and rights of every human being.” Freising (Agenzia Fides) – “In response to the discrimination and indifference suffered by many of our brothers and sisters, the Church ‘cannot remain indifferent to social realities,’ and calls all men, especial ...
• 1 September 2008
  VATICAN - Youth gypsies and their role in the Church and society: Freising (Germany) to host the 6th World Congress for Pastoral Care of Gypsies Freising (Agenzia Fides) – “Youth gypsies in the Church and society” is the theme for the 6th World Congress for Pastoral Care of Gypsies, which will take place at the Bildungszentrum Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus in Frei ...