Vatican

• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope dedicates his catechesis to Saint Columban: “With good reason he can be called a "European" saint, because as monk, missionary and writer, he worked in several countries of Western Europe.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the General Audience on Wednesday, June 11, was dedicated to “the holy Abbot Columban, the most famous Irishman of the early ...
• 11 June 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Jesus looks deep into our eyes and 'calls' us Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Word of God we hear at Sunday Mass should accompany and illuminate us all through the week so that revealed Truth, found especially in the Gospel, may continue its path of light in our ...
• 10 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI inaugurates the Congress of the Diocese of Rome: “The hope of those who believe in Christ is not limited to this world; rather, it is intrinsically directed towards full and eternal communion with the Lord.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, June 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran where he has always inaugurated, since the beginning of his Pontificate, the annual Congress for ...
• 10 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: “Apart from the necessary juridical, theological and diplomatic training, what is most important is that your lives and activities reflect a faithful love for Christ and for the Church.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The apostolic and diplomatic ministry at the service of the Holy See, which is carried out wherever you are sent, requires a competence that is not improvised. Therefore, make the most ...
• 10 June 2008
  VATICAN - Program of Benedict XVI’s Pastoral Visit to Santa Maria Leuca and Brindisi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office released the program for the Pastoral Visit that the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make to Santa Maria Leuca and Brindisi, June 14 and 15. At 3.30 p.m. on Saturd ...
• 9 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei: “May you experience renewed fervour in the great missionary task for which you, like Saint Paul, have been set apart and called- that of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “By a happy coincidence, your visit to the city of the Apostles Peter and Paul comes at a time when the Church all over the world is preparing to celebrate a year dedicated to Saint Pau ...
• 9 June 2008
  VATICAN - “The new dialogue between faith and reason...should begin with the present situation of man and from there, develop a reflection that encompasses his ontological-metaphysical truth,” Benedict XVI tells participants from the European Symposium for University Professors Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 7, in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, participants in the VI European Symposium of University Professors taking place in Rome with the theme: “Broadening the horizons of Ration ...
• 9 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue: “love...urges every believer to listen to the other and seek areas of collaboration. It encourages Christian partners in dialogue with the followers of other religions to propose, but not impose, faith in Christ.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “It is the love of Christ which impels the Church to reach out to every human being without distinction, beyond the borders of the visible Church. The source of the Church’s mission i ...
• 9 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus says: “True religion consists in the love of God and neighbor. This is what gives liturgical worship and the observance of the precepts their value.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “At the center of the Liturgy of the Word this Sunday there is an expression of the prophet Hosea that Jesus takes up again in the Gospel: “I want love and not sacrifice, knowledge of ...
• 5 June 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Colonialism and inculturation. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Colonialism and inculturation would appear to be opposites but in actual fact they are not. They often turn into oppression and mystification, both of which are the offspring of oppressive ...
• 5 June 2008
  VATICAN - “Petrine-Pauline” Triduum celebration in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls for the inauguration of the Pauline Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The annual Triduum for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two main patrons of the city of Rome, celebrated by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, will b ...
• 5 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father continues his catechesis on Saint Gregory the Great, who wishes “simply to be the mouth of Christ and of his Church on the way that must be followed to reach God.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again, in the General Audience held on Wednesday, June 4, the Holy Father Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Gregory the Great, who in spite of his commitments as Bishop of Rome, has left u ...
• 4 June 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Heart of Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 31 May, the feast of the Visitation which this year coincided with the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Benedict XVI underlined the importance of the Rosary prayer in ...
• 3 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI’s Message: “Hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable in a world which has, in fact, levels of production, resources and knowledge sufficient to put an end to such dramas and their consequences.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The growing globalization of trade markets does not always favor the availability of food and the systems of productivity are often conditioned by limited structures, as well as protec ...
• 3 June 2008
  VATICAN - “That a true pastoral care and welcome to families of migrants and itinerant people might be the hallmark of the attitude and praxis of the Church towards people in mobility.” Concluding Communiqué from the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The family is the way of the Church and pastoral care directed at the migrant’s and itinerant’s family particularly aims at the integration (which is not assimilation), and/or the ...