Vatican

• 2 April 2005
  VATICAN - John Paul II pilgrim to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland, near the burial place of Saint Faustina Kowalska: “From here went forth the Message of Divine Mercy which Christ himself wished to transmit to our generation through Blessed Faustina” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The mercies of the Lord I will sing forever (Cf. Ps 89,2). I come to this sanctuary as a pilgrim to join in uninterrupted chant in honour of the Divine Mercy. The Psalmist of the Lord had ...
• 30 March 2005
  VATICAN - From his study window the Pope greets and blesses crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square Vatican City (Fides Service) - A few minutes after eleven o’clock this morning, Wednesday 30 March, Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his study to greet the crowds who had gathered in St Peter’s Square in t ...
• 30 March 2005
  VATICAN - In his Easter Message the Pope prays for peace in the Holy Land, in the Middle East, in Africa, “where so much blood continues to be shed” and for all humanity and he says. “We men and women of the third millennium we too need you, Risen Lord!” Vatican City (Fides Service) - At the end of the Mass celebrated on behalf of Pope John Paul on Easter Sunday morning 27 March in St Peter’s Square Cardinal Angelo Sodano read the Holy Father’s Easter Message and int ...
• 21 March 2005
  VATICAN - Cardinal Sepe confers Episcopal ordination on Archbishop Henryk Hoser: “Render the missionary Church an ever more splendid reflection of the face of Christ!” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “This is your programme, dear Brother Henryk: like the Apostles, for you too the proclamation of the Gospel to all peoples is a fundamental part of your life and Episcopal ministry”. T ...
• 21 March 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope’s reflection at the Angelus: “Dearest young people, continue tirelessly along the path you have undertaken to be everywhere witnesses to Christ. Do not be afraid! May the Lord crucified and risen be your strength and may Most Holy Mary be ever at your side” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The annual Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Square was presided on behalf of Pope John Paul II, still recovering from his operation, by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Pope’s Vicar general fo ...
• 18 March 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope’s annual Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday: “The words of institution of the Eucharist must be more than a formula of consecration: they must be a "formula of life". Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Dear priests, I particularly welcome our annual spiritual encounter for Holy Thursday, the day when Christ's love was manifested "to the end" (cf. Jn 13:1), the day of the Eucharist, the ...
• 18 March 2005
  VATICAN - Interview with the President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Archbishop Henryk Hoser, who will be ordained tomorrow Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the feast of St Joseph, Saturday 19 March, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, will ordain Archbishop Henryk Hoser, the new Secretar ...
• 16 March 2005
  VATICAN - “We all have the sublime vocation and grave responsibility to see that the proclamation of the Good News resounds everywhere with joy”: Cardinal Sepe celebrates Mass in Propaganda Fide chapel for Portuguese Missionários dà Boa Nova marking the 75th anniversary of their foundation Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning 16 March Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (CEP), presided a special Mass in the chapel of Propaganda Fide, to celebrate t ...
• 14 March 2005
  VATICAN - Three priorities for the Bishops of Tanzania on ad limina visit: the family, the clergy and the common good of society. The Pope writes his message at Gemelli Hospital “where I offer my prayers and suffering for you” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “While I regret that I cannot receive you in the Vatican at this time, nevertheless I gladly welcome you, the Pastors of the Church in Tanzania, on your visit ad limina Apostolorum. I gre ...
• 14 March 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope’s reflection at the Sunday Angelus: “In this season of Lent which invites us to nourish ourselves more abundantly with the Word of God, I wish to recall that it is possible to nourish the spirit also through radio, television and the Internet. I am grateful to those committed to this new form of evangelisation which valorises the mass media” Vatican City (Fides Service) - As on the previous two Sundays, yesterday, 5th Sunday of Lent, it was the Substitute Secretary of State, Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, in St Peter’s Square who on behalf of the Pope read th ...
• 14 March 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope appoints delegate Presidents, Relator and Secretary for the 11th Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in October in Rome at the end of the Year of the Eucharist Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has appointed the Presidents, Relator and Secretary for the 11th Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in the Vatican October 2 to 29 2005, on the t ...
• 11 March 2005
  VATICAN - In Mexico Cardinal Sepe addresses missionaries: “Revive the grace of your vocation and intensify, faithful to your original charisma, your path towards mission ad gentes. Prefer the most places most humble and arduous, to the far ends of the earth!” Mexico City (Fides Service) - The Institute of Santa Maria de Guadalupe for Foreign Missions in Mexico City hosted the last event on Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe’s brief pastoral visit to Mexico. Here, on Thursday 10 Marc ...
• 10 March 2005
  VATICAN - Cardinal Sepe meets the clergy in Tarahumara, Mexico: “Have trust in Jesus Christ who called you and trust the Church our Mother; offer your trust also to the new Bishop, who is the foundation of your own ministry” Guachochi (Fides Service) - Before presiding the Eucharistic concelebration for the Ordination of the new Bishop of Tarahumara, in the morning of Wednesday 9 March, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation ...
• 10 March 2005
  VATICAN - Cardinal Sepe ordains new Bishop of Tarahumara in Mexico: “A Church called to offer from the riches of its faith and testimony of communion among its different peoples an important contribution to the universal Church” Guachochi (Fides Service) - “The Church entrusts you with the responsibility and care of a part of the People of God: the Particular Church of Tarahumara in western Sierra Madre resplendent in the beauty of creation. A ...
• 9 March 2005
  VATICAN - From the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cardinal Sepe makes new appeal for Mission: “There is no more urgent task, no higher vocation than that of co-operating like Mary with the apostolic mission of the Church” Mexico City (Fides Service) - “From this Marian Shrine, here at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe, I wish today to launch a new appeal for mission ad gentes. Humanity anxiously awaits the light and the Truth of the Lo ...