Vatican

• 15 January 2007
  VATICAN - “The reality of migration must never be seen only as a problem, but also and above all as a great resource for humanity’s progress” Pope Benedict XVI said at the Angelus on the Day for Migrants and Refugees Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Before leading the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday 14 December, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the situation of Migrants and Refugees since it was the Day the Catholic Church dedicates ...
• 11 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Bhagalpur Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 11 January 2007 appointed as Bishop of Bhagalpur (India) Rev. Kurian Valiakandathil, a member of the clergy of Bhagalpur, until now parish priest at Le ...
• 11 January 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Participation (1) Basic Elements of the Roman Liturgy Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Fides Service) -Widespread among the clergy and certain “committed laity” the idea that active participation in the liturgy consists in involving as many people as possible, as often as possible, to sin ...
• 11 January 2007
  VATICAN - The life of St Stephan teaches us that “social works of charity must never be separated from courageous proclamation of the faith”: Pope Benedict XVI dedicates Wednesday Audience teaching to the first Christian martyr Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI chose St Stephen the first martyr as the subject of his teaching at the Wednesday General Audience on January 10. “Saint Stephen is the most representative of a group o ...
• 10 January 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic prayers in the languages of the world: Slovenian - The Christian Roots of the Peoples of Europe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There have been Christians in Slovenia since the 2nd century. A most important figure of the early Christian community was Bishop Saint Victorinus, martyred in the 3rd century in persecutio ...
• 10 January 2007
  VATICAN - “The banquet of differences. Dialogue in the societies of the third millennium” International Conference at Urban University Rome (Fides Service) - “The banquet of differences. Dialogue in the societies of the third millennium” is the title of an International Conference organised for 11 and 12 January by the Missiology Department of the ...
• 10 January 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA “Mary, the force of witness” Rev Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The next day as John stood there again with two of his disciples, Jesus went past, and John looked towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God!’. And the two disciples heard ...
• 9 January 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI and Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples send letters of condolence to the Church in Congo for the death of Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After receiving the news of the death of Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi CICM, Archbishop of Kinshasa in Congo, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI addressed a telegramme of sympat ...
• 9 January 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives Ambassadors: “It is by respecting the human person that peace can be promoted, and it is by building peace that the foundations of an authentic integral humanism are laid. Yes, the future can be serene if we work together for humanity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 8 January Pope Benedict XVI met the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the customary exchange of New Year greetings. After an opening discourse by the ...
• 8 January 2007
  VATICAN - The Holy Father has appointed new members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinals Re, Sebastiani, Grocholewski, Levada, Rodé, Vallini and Archbishop De Andrea Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed as new members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinals: Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishop ...
• 8 January 2007
  VATICAN - “Christ is light, and light cannot darken it can only illuminate, brighten, reveal. No one therefore should be afraid of Christ and his message!”: Pope Benedict XVI’s homily on the Feast of the Epiphany Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In what sense can Christ be still today lumen gentium, a light for the nations? Who were the Wise Men? How can we interpret these mysterious Gospel figures considering the world today?� ...
• 8 January 2007
  VATICAN - “The Epiphany of Christ is also the epiphany of the Church” Pope Benedict XVI says in his reflection at the midday Angelus prayer on 6 January. On the annual Day of Holy Childhood he mentions children “valuable co-operators of the Gospel and apostles of Christian solidarity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday January 6th, before reciting the midday Angelus prayer with the people gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the Feast of the Epiphany which, he recall ...
• 8 January 2007
  VATICAN - On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus, the Pope recalls the commitment which comes with Baptism to "listen" to Jesus: believe in Him and follow Him, readily doing his will, the will of God. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The sacrament of Baptism and the commitment it brings was the centre of Pope Benedict XVI’s midday Angelus reflection on Sunday January 7, the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Earlier that ...
• 4 January 2007
  VATICAN - CATHOLIC PRAYERS IN THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD: ARABIC Rome (Fides Service) - CHRISTIANITY IN THE HOLY LAND Besides being a small Church, the Christians of the Holy Land are of many different confessions. Today we are 13 different Churches: each with its own independent jur ...
• 3 January 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA “Mary: Mother, custodian of our hearts”, Rev Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Fides Service) - The civil year opens with greetings and all the rest, overlooking the fact that the Church calls the whole world to look towards an horizon which will one day be eternal. From this horizon ...