Vatican

• 18 June 2008
  VATICAN - A Congress and photographic display in memory of Servant of God Pius XII, 50 years after his death Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Universities of the Gregoriana and Lateranense will host a Congress on the Magisterium of Pope Pius XII, , November 6-8, 2008, and a photographic display entitled, “Pius ...
• 18 June 2008
  VATICAN - Statement on the visit of a Holy See delegation to Vietnam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office released the following communique on June 17, concerning the visit of a delegation of the Holy See to Vietnam. "The Holy See delegation - made up of Msgr. Pietro ...
• 17 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi - “Dear brother priests, in order to ensure your faith is always strong and vigorous, it is important, as you well know, to nourish it with assiduous prayer.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the afternoon, on June 15, at the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with the priests of the area, before returning to the Vatican. “Here, in the Cathedral � ...
• 17 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi - “The sanctity and the missionary nature of the Church are two sides of the same coin. Only in as much as she is saintly - that is, full of divine love - can the Church achieve her mission” Brindisi (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, June 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass at the Port of Brindisi in the “Banchina di Sant’Apollinare.” Various Bishops and a numerous group of priests from the ...
• 17 June 2008
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Effective and affective harmony with the Pope Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Masochism or self-mutilation, has marked the life of the Church for two millennia. The first was Judas, who thought it might be a good idea to make the person and the message of Jesus Chris ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria de Leuca and Brindisi - “I want therefore to renew the Christian message of cooperation and of peace between all peoples, especially between those nations who crown this sea, ancient cradle of civilization, and those of the Near and Middle East.” Brindisi (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated at the “Banchina di Sant’Apollinare” at the Port of Brindisi, the Holy Father lead the recitation of the Angelus. After thanking all those who had prepared and ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria de Leuca and Brindisi - “May adhesion to the Gospel, consciously renewed and lived with responsibility, inspire you, today as yesterday, in facing the present difficulties and challenges with confidence.” Brindisi (Agenzia Fides) – After the Mass celebrated at the Shrine of Santa Maria de finibus terrae, the Holy Father Benedict XVI returned to Brindisi by helicopter. In the Lenio Flacco Square, he held an encounter wit ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria de Leuca and Brindisi - “On the seas of life and history, Mary shines like the Star of Hope...following the Star of Mary, we can find our way on the journey and remain on the course towards Christ.” Santa Maria di Leuca (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of June 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI began his pastoral visit to Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi, presiding a Mass in the Square in front of the Shrine of S ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the 14th Meeting of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has released the following statement: “With the help of God, the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee held its fourteenth meeting in the ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Pope’s Special Envoy for the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, as his Special Envoy for the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Council for the Laity publishes definitive approval of the statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The decree containing the definitive approval of the statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way was conferred today, June 13, in the aula magna of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, to the me ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Bishops of Bangladesh: “the most important contribution we can bring to interreligious dialogue is our knowledge of Jesus of Nazareth, ‘the way, the truth and the life.’” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Bishops are called to be patient, mild and gentle in the spirit of the beatitudes. In this way they lead others to see all human realities in the light of the Kingdom of Heaven... Many ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - Presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris of the upcoming Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: “through the Word of God, there is the hope of strengthening ecclesial communion, nurturing the universal vocation to salvation, intensifying the missions near and far, and renewing the creativity of charity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The synodal reflection should favor the knowledge and love of the Word of God, which is living, effective, and penetrating, with the purpose of rediscovering the infinite goodness of God ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - The history of the Cathedral Chapter of Saint Peter, protagonist in the life of the Eternal City for a millenium Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral Chapter of Saint Peter is an association of priests that was instituted in the 11th Century by the governing body of the Vatican Basilica. The history of the Chapter is that ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinals Sarr, Njue, Sandri, Foley, and Cordes appointed by the Holy Father as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI named as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinals Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar; John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi ...