Vatican

• 21 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security.” New York (Agenzia Fides) - Having been welcomed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, and the President of the General Assembly, Srgjan Kerim, along with representatives from the 192 nations that form part of the United N ...
• 18 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “religious freedom, interreligious dialogue and faith-based education aim at something more than a consensus regarding ways to implement practical strategies for advancing peace.” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Having concluded his visit to the Catholic University of America, the Holy Father visited the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, for an encounter with representatives of other religions (Juda ...
• 18 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “Education is integral to the mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News. First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God.” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - “Education is integral to the mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News. First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus ...
• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “I am content to be able to meet, in this historical moment both for the Church and for the United Nations, this great people and this great Church.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “My trip has above all two objectives. The first objective is the visit to the Church in America, in the United States. There is a particular motive: The Diocese of Baltimore, 200 years a ...
• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “I come as a friend, a preacher of the Gospel and one with great respect for this vast pluralistic society.” Vatican City (Agenzia City) - “I come as a friend, a preacher of the Gospel and one with great respect for this vast pluralistic society... As I begin my visit, I trust that my presence will be a source of renewal and ...
• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America- “It is in this fertile soil, nourished from so many different sources, that all of you, Brother Bishops, are called to sow the seeds of the Gospel today. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of April 16, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where he presided Vespers and met with the Bishops of the United States ...
• 17 April 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Olympic Fire and the Fire of Jesus Christ Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The human longing for brotherhood has taken another hard blow: not even the Olympic Torch is above protest. Yet, if it is to be a symbol of something which can be achieved, at least there w ...
• 16 April 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Jesus calls us by name Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gatekeeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out. When he has broug ...
• 15 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI begins his apostolic trip to the United States of America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With his flight from Rome's Fiumicino airport to Washington, D.C. today, April 15, the Holy Father begins his apostolic trip to the United States of America, which will include a visit to t ...
• 14 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope’s Message: “Only in the search for a holistic and firm humanism, in which the question of disarmament has a natural and spiritual ethic, will mankind be able to reach a true and lasting peace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Mankind has made considerable progress in science and technology. The human genius has produced fruits that were unimaginable just decades ago. And yet, there are still parts of the worl ...
• 14 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI asks for prayers “for the many vocations that exist in the Church, so that they are developed with an intense missionary character,” recalling the two religious killed in Africa and commending his apostolic trip to the United States, to the Virgin Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The liturgy of the Fourth Sunday of Easter focuses on Christ as the Good Shepherd and is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. “In every continent, the Church joins in praying to t ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations - The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle supporting 83,767 seminarians in 962 seminaries of the younger Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, was founded in Caen (France) in 1889, by Ms. Jeanne Bigard and her mother, Stephanie. The main ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations - Increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life in Africa and Asia, while other continents observe decrease Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life have steadily increased over the past few years in Africa and Asia, while a gradual decrease is being observed in Europe and on a lesser sca ...
• 11 April 2008
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations: Message from Benedict XVI: the “missionary dimension is associated in a special and intimate way with the priestly vocation.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Vocations at the service of the Church on mission” is the theme that was chosen by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations that will be celebrated on Apr ...
• 10 April 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Camillo Ruini, receives Honorary Doctorate in Communication from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Cardinal has been able to express the voice of the Church firmly and with balance, with an “extraordinary and communicative sensitivity that expresses a genuine respect for the public ...