Vatican

• 12 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Holy Father addresses the sick gathered in St Peter’s Basilica: “May no one, especially those who suffer, feel alone and abandoned” Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the afternoon of Sunday 11 February, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes marked by the Church as World Day for the Sick, thousands of Italian sick people and voluntary helpers who usually ...
• 12 February 2007
  VATICAN - At the Angelus Benedict XVI recalls the connection between Lourdes and human suffering: “It is necessary to support development of palliative treatment and offer integral assistance to give terminally ill people the human support and spiritual accompaniment they need.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his reflections before the midday Angelus prayer on Sunday 11th February Pope Benedict XVI recalled the feast day to commemorate the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin to Saint Bern ...
• 9 February 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: traditional prayers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, celebrated every year on February 11 the date of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette in 1858, in spiritual com ...
• 9 February 2007
  VATICAN - Peace, violence and religions at the centre of a visit to Malta by Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Vatican City (Fides Service) - The need for more solidarity in a world increasingly intolerant and violent will be the theme of a visit 16 to 18 February which the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peac ...
• 9 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope receives Bishops, Friends of the Focolari Movement and the Community S. Egidio: “The original brotherhood which exists between you and the Movements of which you are friends, leads you to carry ‘one another’s burdens (Gal 6,2), as the Apostle says, above all with regard to evangelisation, love for the poor and the cause for peace” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 February Pope Benedict XVI received participants in the annual meeting of bishops, Friends of the "Focolare" movement, who are considering the theme: "Christ crucified and abandoned, ...
• 8 February 2007
  VATICAN - “We honour Aquila and Priscilla as examples of married life responsibly involved in serving the whole Christian community. And they are a pattern for the Church, the family of God in every epoch”: Pope Benedict XVI’s weekly Wednesday Audience teaching Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope gave his General Wednesday Audience on 7 February first in St Peter’s where he met the Bishops of Lombardy in Rome for the ad limina visit accompanied by many Catholics from the ...
• 8 February 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE The Fundamental Elements of the Roman Liturgy (2) Christian Worship Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Constitution on the Liturgy issued by the Second Vatican Council after describing the presence of Jesus Christ in the Church and in various ways in the Liturgy, above all the Eucharist ...
• 7 February 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - The humble ‘power’ of Mary, Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “God gave Mary such great power over demons that many times and unwillingly they were forced to confess, through the mouths of the possessed, that they feared even one of her sighs in fav ...
• 6 February 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for World Youth Day 2007: three areas of daily life where young people in particular are called to demonstrate the love of God: the Church our spiritual family; preparation for the future that awaits them; daily life with its multiple relationships Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another" (Jn 13:34)” (Jn 13,34) is the Gospel verse Pope Benedict XVI chose as the theme for the Message for World Youth Day 2007, wh ...
• 6 February 2007
  VATICAN - Apostolic Penitentiary issues decree on indulgences granted on the occasion of the 15th World Day of the Sick. 11 February 2007 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public yesterday a Decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary to rant the faithful special indulgences on the recurrence of the 15th World Day for the Sick, on 11 February 2007. The ...
• 5 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses representatives of the World Conference of Secular Institutes: “The Church needs you in order to complete her mission. Be seeds of holiness thrown generously in the furrows of history … may your bear fruits of genuine faith, writing with your life and you witness parables of hope” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “As leaven which makes the flour rise, so too your lives, at times silent and hidden, but always propositional and encouraging, are capable of spreading hope. The place of your apostolate ...
• 5 February 2007
  VATICAN - “Life, a work of God, cannot be denied to anyone, not even the smallest and most helpless unborn child, not even in the case of some serious disability” said Benedict XVI at the Angelus, urging people not to be misled into “thinking that man can dispose of life to the point of legalising its interruption with euthanasia, perhaps under the guise of human pity" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration in Italy of the Day for Life promoted by the Italian Bishops’ Conference which starts for the diocese of Rome an annual ‘Week for Life and the Family’ offered the Holy ...
• 3 February 2007
  VATICAN - “In contemplation and activity, in solitude and in fraternity, in service to the poor and the neglected, in personal accompaniment and in the modern forums, be ready to proclaim and witness to God who is Love and how sweet it is to love Him”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses men and women religious on the annual Day for Consecrated Life Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The feast we celebrate today reminds us that for your witness to the Gospel to be truly effective it must stem from an unconditioned response to the initiative of God who consecrated you ...
• 2 February 2007
  VATICAN - May the shared ecclesial patrimony of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches direct our steps towards full communion: Pope Benedict XVI receives Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox, Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 1 February in the Vatican, the Pope received members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox, which is currently holding it ...
• 2 February 2007
  VATICAN - Jews, Christians and Muslims called “to recognise and intensify the bonds which unite them”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses Foundation for Inter-religious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue delegation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the morning of February 1, Benedict XVI received a delegation from the Foundation for Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Research and Dialogue, led by their president, Metropolitan A ...