Vatican

• 24 April 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Norwegian (1) THE CHRISTIAN ROOTS OF THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE Vatican City (Fides Service) - Geography and History - The Kingdom of Norway, de Nordhrvegr, or The Northern Path, is situated in northern Europe in the western side of the Scandinavia peninsula. To the east it borders ...
• 24 April 2007
  VATICAN - International study-seminar on the question “Climate Change and Development” 26 and 27 April, organised by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Great concern was aroused in world public opinion after the ecological alarm sounded recently by the UN Security Council on the basis of a Report issued by environment experts. What is the ...
• 24 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict' s letter to Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany “I welcome the fact that the question of poverty, with specific reference to Africa, now appears on the agenda of the G8” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public today a letter addressed by Pope Benedict XVI to Dr Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, dated 16 December 2006, on the occasion of the German presi ...
• 24 April 2007
  VATICAN - " “The vocation to the service of the Church as communion” Pope Benedict XVI issues message for 44th World Day of Prayer for Vocations Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 29 April, 4th Sunday of Easter, the Church celebrates the 44th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This year the theme is “The vocation to the service of the Church as communion”. ...
• 24 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Vigevano and Pavia - “Here, before the tomb of Saint Augustine I would ideally consign to the Church and to the world my first Encyclical, which contains precisely this central message of the Gospel: Deus caritas est, God is love” Pavia (Fides Service) - In the afternoon of Sunday 22 April the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI went to the University of Pavia, “one of the oldest and most illustrious Italian universities”, where he met the local w ...
• 23 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Vigevano and Pavia - “Let us thank God for the great light which radiates from the wisdom and humility of Saint Augustine and pray that the Lord may grant each of us day after day the necessary conversion and so lead us to true life” Pavia (Agenzia Fides) - At 9am on Sunday 22 April the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to San Matteo Hospital in Pavia where he met the hospital directors, doctors, patients and some family members. To the pati ...
• 23 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Vigevano and Pavia “I have come here above all to encourage you to be ardent witnesses of Christ to continue to proclaim to the men and women of our beloved Italy the news, old and ever new: Christ is risen! Christ lives! Christ is with us today and for ever!” Vigevano (Fides Service) - “Here in Vigevano, the only diocese not visited by my venerable Predecessor John Paul II, I wished to start this pastoral pilgrimage in Italy. In this way it is as if I were taking up the sam ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Türkçe (Turkish) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelisation of Asia Minor is described in detail the Acts of the Apostles and in some of the letters of Saint Paul. The collection of prayers includes lovely local prayers for spec ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI 's pastoral to Vigevano and Pavia concludes with an act of homage to the earthly remains of Saint Augustine of Hippo A contribution by Rev Nicola Bux: Saint Augustine calls us to live the Church's Catholicity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit on 21 and 22 April to the northern Italian cities of Vigevano and Pavia. The salient moments of the visit on Saturday afternoon ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - 50th anniversary of Fidei donum Encylical International Congress Programme Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An international congress on Fidei Donum with the title “All the Churches for all the World” will be opened on May 9 by Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelis ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - 50th anniversary of Pope Pius XII's Fidei Donum Encyclical: International Congress reflects on development and identity of Fidei Donum mission in the context of mission today Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fifty years ago to the day, on 21 April 1957, Pope Pius XII issued his Fidei Donum encyclical to bring to the attention of diocesan bishops and priests the missionary needs of Africa: the v ...
• 20 April 2007
  VATICAN - A first approach to the “Jesus of Nazareth” of Benedict XVI, Rev. Nicola Bux and Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fourteen years ago Jacob Neusner the world’s most renowned scholar on Judaism in the first centuries of the Christian era, published with the title A Rabbi talks with Jesus, which the the ...
• 20 April 2007
  VATICAN - Clement of Alexandria “continues to mark with decision the path of those who intend to ‘explain the reason’ for their faith in Jesus Christ. He is an example for Christians, catechists and theologians of our day”: the Pope’s General Audience catechesis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After reflecting on the Twelve Apostles and then on the disciples of the latter, Pope Benedict XVI continues to focus his teaching during the weekly General Audiences on major figures in th ...
• 18 April 2007
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints new Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 16 April 2007 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Bishop John Ribat, M.S.C., until now Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea ...
• 18 April 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA “It is the Lord!” by Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “When it was already light, there stood Jesus on the shore, though the disciples did not realise that it was Jesus. 5Jesus called out, 'Haven't you caught anything, friends?' And when th ...