Vatican

• 18 May 2004
  VATICAN - To John Paul II: Peter, the “Rock” of our day! Vatican City (Fides Service) - It is true that the Pope John Paul II would prefer to celebrate the day of his Baptism and even more the day of his ordination to the priesthood rather than his birthday, but because we lov ...
• 17 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope canonises six new Saints: “Authentic peace is the fruit of Christ’s triumph over evil, sin and death. All who follow him faithfully become witnesses and builders of his peace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 16, in St Peter’s Square Pope John Paul II gave the Church six new Saints: four priests, one woman Religious and a mother. “ ’My peace I give you (Jn ...
• 15 May 2004
  VATICAN - “Communion and solidarity between Africa Europe”: second preparatory meeting for a Symposium of Bishops of Africa and Europe in Rome 10 to14 November. Vatican City (Fides Service) - A second preparatory meeting for a Symposium of Bishops of Africa and Europe in Rome 10 to14 November, was held in Rome on 15 May at the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples CEP. ...
• 15 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATION DEL 16 MAY - Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962): a mother who gave her life to save that of her fourth child Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Gianna Beretta was born in Magenta (Milan) October 4, 1922. Already as a youth she willingly accepted the gift of faith and the clearly Christian education that she received from her excell ...
• 14 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATION 16 MAY - Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (1816-1865): the uplifting and development of society starting from the family Vatican City (Fides Service) - Paola Elisabetta Cerioli, was born to noble parents in 1816 in Soncino, Cremona, Italy. She was an obedient and docile child. At the age of eleven she was sent to a boarding school run by t ...
• 13 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATIONS DEL 16 MAY - Nimatullah Al-Hardini (1808-1858): the «Saint» of Kfifan, a man of God and a man of science. Vatican City (Fides Service) - Nimatullah Al-Hardini, a Lebanese Maronite monk, was born in 1808 at Hardin, in the north of Lebanon. At the baptismal font he receives the name of Youssef. He belonged to a Maronite family ...
• 13 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses General Chapter of the Pauline Fathers and Brothers: “Be first of all men of prayer and joyous witnesses of unswerving loyalty to Christ. At the head of every project, may there be the divine Master, towards whom must converge all apostolic and missionary activity in a field, that of social communications, most important for new evangelisation.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Strive always to combine necessary professional competence with ongoing effort for holiness. Be first of all men of prayer and joyous witnesses of unswerving loyalty to Christ. At the he ...
• 13 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Society of St Peter Apostle supports 80.000 seminarians in formation all over the world: “changing the mentality and encouraging shared commitment for missionary cooperation ” Rome (Fides Service) - Capillary work to make seminarians in missionary territories understand that they are being supported by mission offerings and the great effort made to collect and distribute this aid, and this in ...
• 13 May 2004
  VATICAN - One quarter of the initiatives to help people suffering from HIV/AIDS are run by Catholic organisations: the contribution of the Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood Vatican (Fides Service) - “According to the United Nations report on AIDS, 42 million people in the world are HIV+ and of these 19 million are women and 3.2 are children under 15. In Africa more than 11 million childre ...
• 12 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATIONS 16 MAY - Josep Manyanet (1833-1901): honour, imitate and propagate the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Josep Manyanet was born into a large and Christian family on January 7, 1933 in North eastern Spain, in the city of Tremp, province of Lleida. He was baptised on the same day at his parish ...
• 12 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly Teaching “We must never let ourselves be ensnared by the obscure tangle of desperation, when all seems lost…neither must we allow ourselves to fall into the illusion that we can save ourselves with our own resources.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Sweet and sincere thanksgiving” coming from the heart of one who has been delivered from death: this was how Pope John Paul described the theme of Psalm 29 (“Thanksgiving for Deliver ...
• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN/CANONISATIONS MAY 16 - Don Annibale M. Di Francia (1851-1927): prayer for vocations, service to the poor and the little ones Vatican City (Fides Service) - Annibale Maria Di Francia was born to noble parents at Messina (Italy) 5 July 1851. At a very young age praying in front of the Eucharist, the source of inspiration of his life, he felt div ...
• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN - Pope John Paul receives the general assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “I am happy to know that you are in the process of updating your statutes. This means you are ever more determined to carry out your mission of “mercy and peace”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - “You, in particular, are "tireless operators of God’s mercy and peace "... In these tumultuous times for humanity the Pontifical Mission Societies, which are at the service of the Churc ...
• 11 May 2004
  VATICAN - General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: presentation of reports of activity of Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith and Pontifical Missionary Union Rome (Fides Service) - After a day of rest on Sunday, the work of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies resumed on Monday 10 May. The pastoral session being concluded, the assembly will now focus on th ...
• 10 May 2004
  VATICAN - Mission is a challenge which draws young people today: General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies examines proposal to create a universal Missionary Youth Movement. Rome (Fides Service) - At the meeting of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, on Saturday 9 May, Father Hermann Shaluck, National Director of the PMS in Germany, and Rev. Giuseppe Pellegrini, Vice di ...