Vatican

• 6 April 2006
  VATICAN - “The Apostles and their successors are custodians and authoritative witnesses of the deposit of truth entrusted to the Church as well as ministers of charity” said Pope Benedict XVI during his Wednesday Audience teaching. He also mentioned the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Francis Xavier Vatican City (Fides Service) - During the Wednesday general audience in St Peter’s Square buffered by a strong April wind, Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the theme “Service of Communion”. The Holy Fa ...
• 6 April 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitello - “The Church and Tolerance” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The Church and Tolerance”. If for the Jews God is ‘one’, also for Christians God is “one”. This is understood precisely from the Jewish roots. The affirmation that God is not o ...
• 5 April 2006
  VATICAN - Thursday afternoon first meeting of Benedict XVI with young people of his diocese of Rome in preparation for 21st World Youth Day on Palm Sunday Vatican City (Fides Service) - Continuing the tradition started by John Paul II on Thursday 6 April in St Peter’s Square Pope Benedict XVI will meet young people of his diocese of Rome as part of preparations for the 2 ...
• 4 April 2006
  VATICAN - Planning and building God’s house. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. “The Lecturn” Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the liturgical space of the sanctuary each piece of furniture is actually a “place” of encounter between God and his people. This is what Sacrosanctum Concilium says at paragraph. 7 ...
• 4 April 2006
  VATICAN - “Faced with political or ethnic tensions, bishops, priests and consecrated persons must be for all examples of brotherhood and charity to help build a united and reconciled society”: Pope Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Côte d'Ivoire Vatican City (Fides Service) - The responsibility of Catholics to help build a nation and a world at peace and reconciled was one of the principal matters treated by Pope Benedict XVI in his address to Bishops from Côte ...
• 4 April 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s homily during Mass on the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II: “We hear resounding in our soul his repeated calls to advance without fear along the path of fidelity to the Gospel as heralds and witnesses of Christ in the third millennium” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “This evening our thoughts look back with emotion to the moment of the death of our beloved Pope but at the same time our heart is somehow impelled to look forward. We hear resounding in ...
• 3 April 2006
  VATICAN - Thousands gather in St Peter’s Square for prayer vigil to mark first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. “He is still present in our minds and in our hearts, he still communicates to us his love for God and his love for humanity” says Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City (Fides Service) - To mark the first anniversary of the death of the servant of God Pope John Paul II Rome diocese organised a Rosary Prayer in St Peter’s Square in the evening of Sunday 2 April. Tens of th ...
• 3 April 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus recalls John Paul II: “He announced Christ always, proposing Him to everyone as Vatican II had done, as the answer to human expectations, expectations for freedom, justice and peace” - A call to join Iraqi Bishops’ fast and prayer for peace in Iraq and the rest of the world Vatican City (Fides Service) - “On April 2 last year, a year ago today, our beloved Pope John Paul II was living the last stage of his earthly pilgrimage of faith, love and hope which left a profound mark on the histor ...
• 1 April 2006
  VATICAN - “Man cannot fully understand himself without God. This is why the religious dimension of human life cannot be overlooked as we undertake to build the Europe of the third millennium.”: the Pope addresses participants at Seminar organised by the Congregation for Catholic Education Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning Pope Benedict XVI received in a special audience in the Sala Clementina in the Vatican, participants from fifty different countries at a Seminar organised by the Congregation f ...
• 31 March 2006
  VATICAN - “Christ the High Priest in his concern for the Church calls individuals to care for his people in every generation; in particular he calls to the priestly ministry men who exercise a paternal function which has its source in the paternity of God”: Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for Vocations Day Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The celebration of the next World Day of Prayer for Vocations gives me an opportunity to encourage the People of God to reflect on the theme of Vocations in the mystery of the Church” ...
• 30 March 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s General audience teaching: “Communion of life between God and us is the purpose of the proclamation of the Gospel, the purpose of conversion to Christianity... this twofold communion with God and among ourselves is indissoluble” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The gift of "Communion" was the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI for his general audience on Wednesday 29 March. Addressing several thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square th ...
• 30 March 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitello - “Deus Caritas est” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The title of the recent Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI is of immense prophetic value in our times marked by great promise for dialogue and encounter and at the same time by the realistic o ...
• 29 March 2006
  VATICAN - “Beauty, path for evangelisation and dialogue”: conclusions of Pontifical Council for Culture Vatican City (Fides Service) - The conclusions have been published of the plenary assembly of Pontifical Council for Culture held 27 and 28 March in the Vatican on “Beauty, path for evangelisation and dialogue”. � ...
• 28 March 2006
  VATICAN - Planning and building God’s house. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. “The Altar” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The altar on which the sacrifice of the cross is made present in sacramental signs is also the Lord’s table at which the people of God are called to participate when they are gathered ...
• 28 March 2006
  VATICAN - On the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II Rome diocese organises evening prayers in St Peter’s Square Rome (Fides Service) - For Sunday 2 April the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II the diocese of Rome is organising with his successor Pope Benedict XVI a prayer vigil in St Peter’s Square to thank God ...