Vatican

• 15 October 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus: “the real leprosy which disfigures man and society is sin; it is pride and selfishness which generate indifference, hatred and violence in the human heart. This leprosy of the spirit… no one can cure except God, who is love” - Appeal for Iraq Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Gospel parable of Jesus who heals the ten lepers and only one- a Samaritan, a foreigner, comes back to thank him, proclaimed during Mass on 14 October, the 28th Sunday in the Liturgical ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Not everyone can understand, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The violent attack on Catholic celibacy which had marked the dominant culture in the West for some years has 'landed' in Italy. Newspapers, television talks shows and various features, are ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - How the Pontifical Mission Societies sustain the life of the young Churches, the formation of seminarians and priests, and initiatives for children in need Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The purpose of the Pontifical Mission Societies, directed by a Supreme Committee presided by the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, is to foster awarene ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI dedicates his weekly catechesis to the figure of Saint Hilary of Poitiers, who “consecrated his life to defending faith in the divinity of Jesus Christ, Son of God and God as the Father, who generated him from all eternity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “To oppose Aryans who considered the Son of God Jesus a creature, albeit excellent, but only a creature, Hilary consecrated his whole life to defending faith in the divinity of Jesus Chri ...
• 10 October 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Jesus, sole rock of human existence , Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. 2Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that hous ...
• 9 October 2007
  VATICAN - Santa Croce Pontifical University inaugurates 24th academic year; Mgr Echevarría: “Let us continue to accompany the Pope with filial love” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 8 October Santa Croce Pontifical University in Rome inaugurated its 24th academic year with a solemn Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit, presided by the University's grand chancellor Mgr. Jav ...
• 9 October 2007
  VATICAN - “The Church, as the depositary of the mystery of God Creator and Redeemer, of His word and His Sacraments, has a project of truth for man. She has the task to proclaim Him until the end of time”: Prolusion by Bishop Velasio De Paolis at the inauguration of the academic year at the Pontifical Urban University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Velasio De Paolis, Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Segnatura and a docent at the Pontifical Urban University, have the prolusion to open the academic year 2007/20 ...
• 9 October 2007
  VATICAN - Mgr Spreafico at the inauguration of the academic year: "The spirit of mission drives us to look beyond our narrow horizons to encounter the wide world where men and women, lost, fearful and suffering are in search of answers for situations often dramatic" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - ““The spirit of mission drives us to look beyond our narrow horizons to encounter the wide world where men and women, lost, fearful and suffering are in search of answers for situations ...
• 9 October 2007
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI receives Chapter of St Peter's Papal Basilica in the Vatican: “May St Peter's Basilica be truly a place of prayer, adoration and praise to the Lord” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I rely heavily on you and on your ministry that St Peter's Basilica may truly be a place of prayer, adoration and praise to the Lord - Pope Benedict XVI said in his address to the Cha ...
• 8 October 2007
  VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias presides Mass De Spiritu Sancto for the inauguration of the new academic year at the Pontifical Urban University: “Without God's compassion and love for the poor, all science is useless” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We come from different countries but we are one family. Many bear the wounds of every country, wars, hunger, social problems, and we are here not to complain but to prepare to be mission ...
• 8 October 2007
  VATICAN - “When at stake there are the fundamental demands of the dignity of the human person, of human life, of the institution of the family, the equity of social order, in other words fundamental human rights, no man made law can overturn the norms the Creator has inscribed on the human heart”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses International Theological Commission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Receiving in Audience in the Vatican in the late morning of 5 October the Members of the International Theological Commission on the occasion of the Commission's plenary session, the Holy F ...
• 8 October 2007
  VATICAN - “Proclamation of the Gospel is still the first service that the Church owes humanity, to offer Christ's salvation to every man and woman of our day and to orient cultural, social and moral changes in a Christian sense” says Pope Benedict XVI at the midday Angelus prayer recalling the 50th anniversary of the Fide Donum Encyclical - He calls on Catholics to pray the Rosary for peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “This first Sunday in October offers us to motives for prayer and reflection: the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Rosary, which falls today, and missionary commitment to wh ...
• 6 October 2007
  VATICAN - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS FIDES - October 2007 - Mission Sunday 2007 Special Feature CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS WORLD POPULATION - CATHOLICS PERSONS /CATHOLICS PER PRIEST ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS - MISSION STATIONS BISH ...
• 4 October 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Motu proprio ecclesiological question , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Some say the Summorum Pontificum Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI could cause “uneasiness” because the ecclesiology present in the old Missal is “incompatible” with that which flow ...
• 4 October 2007
  VATICAN - Saint Cyril of Alexandria, “tireless and steadfast witness” of Jesus Christ, Incarnate Word of God: General Audience Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on the Apostolic Fathers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning Pope Benedict XVI arrived from Castel Gandolfo to take up residence again in the Vatican now that the Summer is over. Then, during the weekly Audience in St. Peter's Square, th ...