Vatican

• 11 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Brazil - “My appeal to you today, young people present at this gathering, is this: do not waste your youth. Do not seek to escape from it. Live it intensely. Consecrate it to the high ideals of faith and human solidarity” São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Thursday 10 May, Pope Benedict XVI left the monastery of São Bento and went to Paulo Machado de Carvalho municipal sports ground in Pacaembu for a meeting with young peo ...
• 10 May 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - 'Family Day', alias Dies Familiae, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Vatican City (Fides Service) - In just over forty eight hours there has been convoked in Rome a 'Family Day': expression chosen by Italian lay Catholics backed by the Bishops' Conference and no few non-denominational ass ...
• 10 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (8) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Wednesday 24 February 1858: penance, 8ª apparition. “Bernadette, we are told by M. Estrade, just after falling into ecstasy went to put her ear to the rock and then like someone receivin ...
• 10 May 2007
  VATICAN - International Congress 50th anniversary Fidei Donum Encyclical - Lights and Shadows along a path of fifty years, looking to the future; Fidei Donum in Latin America Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The International Congress to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Fidei Donum Encyclical continued in the afternoon of Wednesday 9 May (see Fides 21/4/2007), with a historical-critical ...
• 10 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI Brazil - “Your country is to serve as a cradle for ecclesial proposals which, God willing, will give the Continent new missionary vigour and impulse” São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - In the early afternoon of Wednesday 9 May the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, arrived at São Paulo/Guarulhos airport welcomed by the President of Brazil, and political, civil and ecclesial a ...
• 9 May 2007
  VATICAN - Annual General Assembly Pontifical Mission Societies - “In a fraternal atmosphere we have assigned subsidies to the many local Churches for numerous pastoral educational and charitable projects some in remote almost forgotten areas” Archbishop Hoser said at the end of the Assembly Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 8 May marked the closing of the General Assembly Pontifical Mission Societies held at the Fraterna Domus in Sacrofano, just outside Rome. Instead of the customary Pastoral Session of the ...
• 9 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes in 1858 (7) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 23 February 1858: secret, 7th Apparition. “Despite disappointment that there had been no apparition on the 22 February, between 150 and 200 people went to the Grotto at six o-cloc ...
• 9 May 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - God's glory is resplendent in Mary , Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the month of May the Church is especially attentive to the words of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, “do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2, 5). These were the last of the few words of Mary reco ...
• 8 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (6) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 21 February 1858: 6th Apparition. “The Lady appears early in the morning to Bernadette who is accompanied by about a hundred people. The local doctor tells the story: «Bernadette ...
• 8 May 2007
  VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly: new impulse for Pontifical Missionary Union called to be the "soul of the PMS ” Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union, Fr. Vito del Prete, PIME, was the last to give his annual report on the past year's activity which included to important events: the 50º ...
• 8 May 2007
  VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly: Pontifical Mission Society of Holy Childhood receives more offerings to help children in need Rome (Agenzia Fides) - After a day's rest on Sunday, the work of the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies at the Fraterna Domus in Sacrofano just outside Rome, resumed on Monday 7 May with a repor ...
• 8 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses Superiors General: “ in you I thank the immense army of witnesses to Christ's love who operate on the frontiers of evangelisation, education and social charity”. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Addressing Superiors General, representing 794 families of women religious operating in 85 different countries all over the world Pope Benedict XVI whom he received in audience on Monday 7 ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pontifical Council for Culture presents first four books of the project Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 8 May there will be the presentation of the first four books in the series of Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest, STOQ. The first of a long series the books treat mathem ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (5) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 20 February 1858: in silence, 5th Apparition. “With her mother, her aunt Basila, after Mass Bernadette went down to the Grotta. This time there are about thirty witnesses. Berna ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly - Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle supports Formation of 81.323 seminarians in mission territories Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 4 May it was the turn of Mgr Jan Dumon, Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle to report on the Society's activity in the past year. The charisma of the Soc ...