Vatican

• 13 October 2003
  VATICAN - 25 YEARS OF PONTIFICATE: “KAROL WOJTYLA CHAIR” INSTITUTED AT THE JOHN PAUL II PONTIFICAL INSTITUTE FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, PONTIFICAL LATERAN UNIVERSITY Dakar (Fides Service) – To mark the 25th year of pontificate of Pope John Paul II, on 14 October a Karol Wojtyla Chair will be inaugurated at the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and the Family, at the Po ...
• 13 October 2003
  VATICAN - POPE SAYS AT ANGELUS: “LOOKING WITH GRATITUDE AT THE PAST I TURN PARTICULARLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE…I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR BEING CLOSE TO ME IN THESE 25 YEARS AND I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I CONTINUE TO RELY ON THEM” Vatican City (Fides Service) – Thanksgiving for 25 years of Pontificate and personal thanks to youth: these were the two themes of Pope John Paul II’s meditation before praying the Angelus Prayer with the people gath ...
• 9 October 2003
  VATICAN - HOLY FATHER TELLS PHILIPPINE BISHOPS ON AD LIMINA VISIT: MAJOR PASTORAL COMMITMENT DEVELOPING INTO A COMMUNITY OF DISCIPLES OF THE LORD Vatican City ( Fides Service) – A major pastoral commitment must be to “develop into a community of disciples of the Lord” Pope John Paul II said to a group of Philippine Bishops from the provinces of Caceres, Capi ...
• 8 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE COMMENCES WEEKLY TEACHING FOCUSED ON VESPERS: “MORNING AND EVENING ARE OPPORTUNE TIMES FOR PRAYER…TO ORIENT OUR DAILY JOURNEY AND DIRECT IT TOWARDS CHRIST” Vatican City (Fides Service) – During the general audience on Wednesday 8 October, Pope John Paul II commenced a new cycle of teaching on the Psalms, this time dedicated to the psalms prayed by the Church at Vespers. � ...
• 8 October 2003
  VATICAN - “THE WHITE CLAD PILGRIM RETURNS TO POMPEI”: A REFLECTION ON THE POPE’S MARIAN PILGRIMAGE Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Pope returned to launch once again his call for peace through the primary path of God’s mercy, forgiveness received and offered, assured to us by Christ the Redeemer. He did it with ...
• 7 October 2003
  VATICAN/ITALY - POPE JOHN PAUL II AT POMPEI: THE ROSARY, RENEWED COMMITMENT FOR NEW EVANGELISATION AND BUILDING PEACE IN THE WORLD Pompei (Fides Service) – “The call of the Rosary rising from Pompei, a crossroads of people of all cultures attracted to the shrine and to the archaeological site, evokes also commitment by Christians, in collaborati ...
• 7 October 2003
  VATICAN - PONTIFICAL LATERAN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR 25TH YEAR OF PONTIFICATE: FIDE ET RATIO ENCYCLICAL, FIVE YEARS ON Vatican City (Fides Service) – Within the framework of celebrations to mark the 25 years of pontificate of Pope John Paul II, the Pontifical Lateran University PLU has organised 9-11 October an international meeting wi ...
• 7 October 2003
  VATICAN - CHURCH’S SOCIAL TEACHING AND GLOBALISATION CLOSELY CONNECTED: SECRETARY OF JUSTICE AND PEACE COUNCIL GIVE PROLUSION TO OPEN ACADEMIC YEAR OF THE PONTIFICAL SALESIAN UNIVERSITY Vatican City (Fides Service) – There is close connection between the epochal challenges of globalisation and the Church’s social teaching. In fact the Social Doctrine of the Church, rooted in the message of the Gospe ...
• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - “THREE LUMINOUS WITNESS OF MISSIONARY COMMITMENT, THREE CHAMPIONS OF EVANGELISATION”: THE POPE GIVES SPECIAL AUDIENCE TO THOUSANDS OF PILGRIMS IN ROME FOR CANONISATION OF COMBONI, JANSSEN AND FREINADEMETZ Vatican City (Fides Service) – “I am happy to meet you the day after the canonisation of three luminous witnesses of missionary commitment, particularly dear to you, Saint Daniele Comboni, Saint Arnold Janssen and Sa ...
• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE SAYS TO NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ANGLICAN PRIMATE OF ENGLAND: “THE WORLD NEEDS THE WITNESS OF OUR UNITY”. Vatican City (Fides Service) – “The world needs the witness of our unity, rooted in our common love for and obedience to Christ and his Gospel. It is fidelity to Christ which compels us to continue to search for full ...
• 6 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE CANONISES COMBONI, JANSSEN AND FREINADEMETZ: “THE NEW SAINTS TEACH US THAT EVANGELISATION, AS WELL AS INTERVENTIONS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT…ALWAYS ENTAILS EXPLICIT PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST Vatican City (Fides Service) – “Evangelisation, the new saints teach us, besides interventions of human promotion, sometimes dangerous as we see from the experience of many missionaries, always entails explicit procl ...
• 4 October 2003
  VATICAN - TOMORROW IN ROME CANONISATION OF THREE IMPORTANT EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES DANIELE COMBONI, ARNOLD JANSSEN AND JOSEF FREINADEMETZ INFORMATION www.fides.org Vatican City (Fides Service) – Tomorrow, Sunday 5 October, at 10am in St Peter’s Square Pope John Paul II will preside Mass during which he will canonise DANIELE COMBONI 1831 –1881 founder of the Comboni Missionari ...
• 3 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE SAYS TO REDEMPTORISTS: YOUR MISSIONARY TASK DEMANDS PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY INTENSE PRAYER Vatican City (Fides Service) – “You are called to participate combining a life of special dedication to God with missionary activity, following the example of our Saviour Jesus Christ p ...
• 2 October 2003
  VATICAN - AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS MANDATE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO POPE JOHN PAUL II Rome (Fides Service) – The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, who is also president of the Anglican Communion, will arrive in Rome today, 2 October for an official visit to Pope John Paul II. The Arc ...
• 2 October 2003
  VATICAN - THE POPE’S TEACHING AT WEDNESDAY GENERAL AUDIENCE: “OUR UNCERTAIN STEPS ARE SUSTAINED BY THE SPLENDOUR OF TRUTH WHICH CHRIST DIFFUSES IN THE WORLD AND IN HISTORY” – “PLACE YOURSELVES WITH TRUST INTO THE HANDS OF MARY, INVOKING HER HELP INCESSANTLY WITH THE ROSARY PRAYER” Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Wednesday 1 October, Pope John Paul II held his usually general audience in St Peter’s Square and he concluded the series of teaching on the Psalms, with a discourse on the Benedictu ...