Vatican

• 4 December 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples presides Mass on the Feast of Saint Francis Xavier at the Church of Gesu Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the First Sunday of Advent December 3, the feast of Saint Francis Xavier patron of the missions, in this 500th year since his birth, (1506-1552), Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation ...
• 4 December 2006
  VATICAN - The Holy Father presides first Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent: “Awake! Remember God comes! Not yesterday, not tomorrow, but today, now! The one true God, "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob", is not a God up in heaven with no interest for us and our history, he is a God-who-comes.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “At the beginning of a new Liturgical Year, the Liturgy calls the Church to renew its announcement to the nations, in two words: "God comes"… Not in the past - God came -, or in the fut ...
• 4 December 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus gives thanks for the “unforgettable spiritual and pastoral experience” of his journey to Turkey and urges Christians to live an authentic and fruitful Season of Advent Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During his Angelus reflection on Sunday 3 December Pope Benedict XVI said “I wish with you to thank God for my apostolic journey to Turkey in which I felt I accompanied and sustained by t ...
• 4 December 2006
  VATICAN - NOVENA OF PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DAY NINE: 7th DECEMBER Rome (Fides Service) - 7 DECEMBER 2006 DAY NINE: 7th DECEMBER O Divine Son of Mary Immaculate, O Sweet Redeemer! Just as you granted Mary the grace to be assumed into heaven and be seated beside You, we humbly beg y ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - Holy See Statement with regard to the irregular ordination of a bishop in Xuzhou, Peoples Republic of China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See issued the following statement in Italian with regard to the ordination as bishop of Giovanni Wang Renlei, on Thursday, 30 November in Xuzhou Jiangsu province, China. 1) The ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - This evening the Pope will preside the First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent. On Thursday 14 he will meet university students in preparation for Christmas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 2 December 2006, in St Peter’s Basilica Pope Benedict XVI will preside the First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent. On Thursday 14 December the Pope will address universi ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - “Today it is more than ever necessary to reiterate the sacred nature of the Lord's day and the need to participate in Sunday Mass!” - Pope Benedict XVI’s message to Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of a Study Day on the theme: "Sunday Mass for the Sanctification of the Christian People", promoted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrame ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Holy Mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit: “The Church’s mission consists not in defending power, or obtaining riches, but rather in giving Christ, sharing the very Life of Christ, mankind’s most precious treasure which God gives us in His Son.” Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the morning of Friday 1 December Pope Benedict XVI went to the Holy Spirit Cathedral Istanbul to preside the celebration of Mass in Latin. Among those present, representatives of the Catholi ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - NOVENA IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Rome (Fides Service) - 5 DECEMBER 2006 DAY SEVEN: 5th DECEMBER O Divine Son of Mary Immaculate, O Sweet Redeemer! Just as you gave Mary, the purest of Virgins, among other virtues, purity and holy chastity grant us ...
• 1 December 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Visit to Hagia Sophia Museum, the Blue Mosque and the Catholic Armenian Apostolic Cathedral Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of 30 November, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul, former Byzantine basilica dedicated to Divine Wisdom, later made into a mosque and today a museum ...
• 1 December 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Common Declaration: “We give thanks to the Author of all that is good, who allows us once again, in prayer and in dialogue, to express the joy we feel as brothers and to renew our commitment to move towards full communion” Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom celebrated in the Patriarchal Church of St George at the Phanar on 30 November, Pope Benedict XVI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ...
• 1 December 2006
  VATICAN - NOVENA OF PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Rome (Fides Service) - DAY FIVE: 3rd DECEMBER O Divine Son of Mary Immaculate, O Sweet Redeemer! Just as from the moment of her conception you bestowed on Mary more graces than all the angels and saints in heaven, we ...
• 30 November 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Meeting with H. H. Bartholomew I: “May this meeting strengthen our mutual affection and renew our common commitment to persevere on the journey leading to reconciliation and the peace of the Churches.” Istanbul (Fides Service) - On his return to Instanbul, in the afternoon of 29 November Pope Benedict XVI visited and prayed at Patriarchal Church of St George at the Phanar which stands next to the Ecumenical patriarchat ...
• 30 November 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Holy Mass at Meryem Ana Evì Shrine: “from here in Ephesus, a city blessed by the presence of Mary Most Holy, let us lift up to the Lord a special prayer for peace among peoples” Ephesus (Fides Service) - On November 29 in the morning Pope Benedict XVI went to Ephesus to celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Meryem Ana Evì (House of Mother Mary) from where he launched a heartfelt call for peace. In h ...
• 30 November 2006
  VATICAN - NOVENA OF PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Rome (Fides Service) - 2 DECEMBER 2006 DAY FOUR: 2nd DECEMBER O Divine Son of Mary Immaculate, O Sweet Redeemer! Just as you preserved Mary from sin and from the evil passions of human nature, we humbly pray you to gi ...