Vatican

• 14 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict continues his catechesis on the Apostles: “Saint Andrew the Apostle teaches us to follow Jesus promptly, to speak enthusiastically about him to those we meet and above all to establish with Him a relationship of authentic familiarity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his weekly Audience teaching on Wednesday 14 June to the Apostle Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. After reflecting on Saint Peter the Pope said he wished to � ...
• 13 June 2006
  VATICAN - Programme of Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to Valencia, Spain, for the 5th World Meeting of Families Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public today was the itinerary of Benedict XVI's forthcoming apostolic trip to Valencia for the 5th World Meeting of Families, due to be held in that Spanish city on July 8 and 9. The ...
• 12 June 2006
  VATICAN - Feast of Corpus Christi: Pope Benedict XVI reminds Romans and visitors of the Holy Mass and Blessed Sacrament Procession, the Major Basilica of St Mary organises Forty Hours Adoration Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 June, solemnity of the Corpus Christi, at 7pm Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass in front of his Cathedral of St John in the Lateran in Rome. Immediately after Mass the Ho ...
• 12 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: Among the different analogies of the ineffable mystery of God, Three in One, which believers are able to perceive, I would mention that of the family called to be a community of love and life Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The whole of the universe, for those who have faith, speaks of God, Three in One. From inter-star space to microscopic particles, everything which exists points to a Being who communicat ...
• 8 June 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Nicola Bux and Salvatore Vitiello - “Magisterium, sole interpreter of the Word of God or just one of many opinions?” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Magisterium, sole interpreter of the Word of God or just one of many opinions?” - Dissent in the Church has taken on a new form: rather than oppose what is said by the Pope and the Bis ...
• 8 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on Saint Peter: “for all times Peter must be the custodian of communion with Christ, the guide to communion with Christ, he must make sure the net does not break so universal communion may continue” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At his weekly teaching at the general audience in St Peter’s Square on June 7 Pope Benedict XVI continued his reflections on St Peter the first of the Apostles. “St John the evangelist ...
• 7 June 2006
  VATICAN - “The great eternal values of peace, mercy, justice in view of the development of the whole person, in keeping with the scale of values proposed by Jesus Christ”. Theatre discovered as a path for evangelisation. A major cultural event on Friday in Rome to return to the debate on the role of the arts in announcing the Gospel. The Church must resume her presence in an area where for centuries she was the engine of creativity and human and spiritual growth. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 9 June at 9pm at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, there will be the very first performance of “The Light of the World” an opera in two acts written by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, president ...
• 6 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI opens Rome’s Annual Diocesan Church Meeting: “The more we nourish ourselves with Christ, the more we are in love with Him, the more we feel impelled to bring others to Him: in fact we cannot keep for ourselves the joy of the faith, we feel the need to share it.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The discovery of the beauty and joy of the faith is a journey which every new generation must travel for itself because the faith touches all that is ours, our most intimate thoughts, ou ...
• 5 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI on the Eve of Pentecost: “The Holy Spirit desires unity, totality. Therefore His presence shows itself especially in missionary impulse. A person who finds something true, beautiful and good in life runs to share it with everyone, everywhere” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In St Peter’s Square in the early evening of Saturday June 3 the eve of Pentecost, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI presided the celebration of the 1st Vespers of Pentecost with an estim ...
• 5 June 2006
  VATICAN - “The Holy Spirit illuminates the human spirit and revealing Christ crucified and Risen shows how we can become more like Him” : Pope Benedict XVI on Pentecost Sunday Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Pentecost Sunday 4 June Pope Benedict XVI presided Mass in St Peter’s Square. “At Pentecost the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles and this was the beginning of the Church’s u ...
• 3 June 2006
  VATICAN - The Saints of Charity mentioned in Deus caritas est Encyclical: St Ignatius of Loyola Vatican City (Fides Service) - "the Society should show itself no less useful in reconciling the estranged, in holily assisting and serving those who are found in prisons or hospitals, and indeed in performing other work ...
• 2 June 2006
  VATICAN - Interview with His Eminence Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe: “My heart will always beat for mission” Vatican City (Fides) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe at the end of his five year mandate as head of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples was appointed Archbishop of Naples by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. H ...
• 2 June 2006
  VATICAN -Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for World Mission Sunday 2006: "Charity, the soul of mission" Vatican City (Fides Service) - We give below the full text in English of Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the 80th World Mission Sunday 2006 which the Church all over the world will celebrate on Sunday 22 October with t ...
• 1 June 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Nicola Bux and Salvatore Vitiello - “Church, a Community of Love” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Church, a Community of love”. The second part of the encyclical «Deus Caritas Est» bears the title: « Caritas - The practice of Love by the Church as a “Community of Love”». ...
• 1 June 2006
  VATICAN - “Carry the light of Christ to every social and cultural environment in which you live…illuminate the darkness of a world bewildered by the contradictory messages of ideologies!”: Pope Benedict XVI Message to World Congress of New Church Movements and Communities Vatican City (Fides Service) - “As we look forward to the meeting on Saturday June 3 in St Peter’s Square with the members of more than 100 new Church movements and communities, I am happy to offer you, the represent ...