Vatican

• 5 September 2007
  VATICAN - A message of hope for the maritime community “Hope is the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. This hope, for us Christians, has a name: Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord. ” - Final statement of the 22nd International Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We pledge to remain in solidarity with the People of the Sea as witnesses of Hope, through Proclamation of the Word, Liturgy and Diakonia and to advocate a consequent maritime humanism. ...
• 5 September 2007
  VATICAN - Message from Pope Benedict XVI: “With his eyes set on Christ… may every member of the Order of the Brothers of B. V. M. of Mount Carmel feel called to be a credible witness of the spiritual dimension proper to every human being ” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - In this month of September the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Vurgin Mary of Mount Carmel celebrate its General Chapter on the 8th centenary of the consigning of the “Formula of ...
• 5 September 2007
  VATICAN - “Europe needs places of encounter and experience of unity in the faith guided by the Spirit … May the light of Christ illuminate the path of the continent of Europe!” - Pope Benedict XVI sends message to the Third European Ecumenical Assembly Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “I view important encounter with the firm hope that it may foster progress in the ecumenical path towards full and visible unity of all Christians. This in fact is one of the pastoral ...
• 3 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict says to young Italians at Loreto Agorà: “Let yourselves be involved in the new life which springs from the encounter with Christ and you will be apostles of His peace in your families, among your friends, in your ecclesial communities and in the different environments in which you live and work” Loreto (Agenzia Fides) - “ Even today God continues to seek young hearts, He seeks young people with great hearts who are capable of making space for Him in their lives in order to become protagonists of the New Covena ...
• 3 September 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope presides Prayer Vigil with young Italians at Montorso esplanade: “Each of you, if you are united with Christ, can to great things. Do not be afraid to dream and to make great plans for doing good. Do not be discouraged by the difficulties” - He thanks “all who spend their lives for Christ on the frontiers of evangelisation ” Loreto (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Saturday 1 September, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI flew by helicopter to Loreto for a national Meeting of the first year of an Agorà for Italian Catholic Youth (see Do ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Sinhalese (Sinhala) and Tamil - Sri Lanka (2) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Religions, Evangelisation: Buddhism 73%, Hinduism 15%, Christianity 5%, Islam 7%. Chronology of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka 1332: Franciscan Oderico da Pordenone stays for a short w ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - During Benedict XVI's meeting with the clergy of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso, with regard to the 50th anniversary of the Fidei donum encyclical, the Pope said “Reciprocity is always very important and precisely the experience that we are Church sent to the world and we all know and love one another is most necessary and is also the power behind our proclamation” Auronzo di Cadore (Agenzia Fides) - In the morning of Tuesday 24 July Pope Benedict XVI went to the church of Santa Giustina Martire ad Auronzo in Cadore, to address the clergy of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso, accompanie ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI's Message for 23rd World Youth Day Mission: “you must be holy and you must be missionaries since we can never separate holiness from missio… Be prepared to put your life on the line in order to enlighten the world with the truth of Christ; to respond with love to hatred and disregard for life; to proclaim the hope of the risen Christ in every corner of the earth.” Lorenzago (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia from 15 - 20 July 2008 on the theme: “ You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses” ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “The better part” is listening to Jesus, Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to h ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - “Compendium Orationum Quotidianarum ad usum fidelium” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In August Fides will publish a Compendium of daily prayers for the faithful in 34 languages. The Compendium, sent by per e-mail will have six section plus a Compendium on the Assumption of ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Sinhalese (Sinhala) and Tamil - Sri Lanka (1) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -Sri Lanka has two official languages: Sinhalese, spoken by 68% of the population and Tamil spoken by 28%. English is used in government and tourist environments. Sinhalese or Sinhala is th ...
• 24 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic prayers in the languages of the world: Bodo (Boro) - Diocese of Bongaigaon Assam State, India Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bodo language (pronounced Bo-ro) of Tibetan-Burmese ethnic-linguistic origin, is one of various official languages spoken in India by about 600,000 people: in the state of Assam, on th ...
• 24 July 2007
  VATICAN - Message of deepest sympathy to Archbishop Robert Sarah, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples upon the death of his mother Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - To Archbishop Robert Sarah Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples whose mother Mrs Claire Sarah, passed away on Saturday 21 July, Fides expresses deepest sympathy a ...
• 23 July 2007
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI leads Angelus prayer from Cadore mountains: “From this place of peace… I renew my appeal to pursue with tenacity the path of rights, to refuse with determination the arms race, to reject more in general the temptation to face new situations with old systems Lorenzago di Cadore (Agenzia Fides) - Before leading the recitation of midday Angelus prayer from the northern Italian mountain town of Cadore, where is spending a brief period of rest, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, ...
• 19 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Hungarian (3) The Christian Roots of the Peoples of Europe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Hungary, a deeply Christian nation, was historically known as Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae "Kingdom of Mary the Patroness of Hungary". Its national anthem is "Isten, áldd meg a magyart" ...