Vatican

• 14 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI seeks prayers for his trip to Africa Vatican City (Fides Service) - From November 18 to 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will visit Benin, for the signing and publication of the post-synodal apostolic Exhortation of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of ...
• 10 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI close to all those who have been affected by natural disasters Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time, various parts of the world, from Latin America - and especially Central America - to Southeast Asia, have been hit by floods and landslides which have caused many deaths and ...
• 7 November 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope follows the "tragic events" that occurred in Nigeria and calls for "an end to all violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After reciting the midday Angelus with the pilgrims and the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, on Sunday, November 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI invited "to put an end to all violen ...
• 3 November 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Appeal: may the G-20 summit promote "a truly humane and complete development" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, November 2, the Holy Father Benedict XVI delivered this appeal on the eve of the G-20 summit: “The 3rd and 4th of November - tomorrow and ...
• 31 October 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope to the Angolan Bishops: "We are strongly committed to continuing the proclamation of the Gospel to the people of Africa" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We are committed to continue vigorously the proclamation of the Gospel to the peoples of Africa, because 'life in Christ is the primary and most important factor of development ... In fact ...
• 28 October 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope in Assisi: "Struggle for peace must engage us all in a new way" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty-five years have passed since the blessed Pope John Paul II first invited representatives of the world’s religions to Assisi to pray for peace, "unfortunately we cannot say that fr ...
• 27 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Appeal for victims of earthquake in Turkey Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the general audience on Wednesday, October 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched an appeal for people affected by the earthquake in Turkey. These are his words: "Dear brothers an ...
• 25 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Message: migrations are an opportunity for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The present time, in fact, calls upon the Church to embark on a new evangelization also in the vast and complex phenomenon of human mobility. This call for an intensification of her missio ...
• 24 October 2011
  VATICAN-Three new Saints on Mission Day, "a model for all believers" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "As we celebrate with the whole Church World Mission Day - an annual event that aims to awaken the enthusiasm for and commitment to mission - we praise the Lord for three new Saints: Bisho ...
• 21 October 2011
  VATICAN - Don Guanella, "father of the poor" in 4 continents: over 12 thousand pilgrims for his canonization on World Mission Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) - With the World Assembly of Guanella Lay Movement the program of initiatives for the canonization of Blessed Don Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St. Mary of D ...
• 20 October 2011
  VATICAN - "Let us remain faithful to the original inspiration, looking to the future": an interview with Msgr.Jan Dumon, General Secretary of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have remained faithful to the original mission conceived by the founders. The work was born from the awareness that a newly formed Church needs to be helped in forming their own ministe ...
• 20 October 2011
  VATICAN - On Mission Sunday the canonization of Msgr. Conforti: Bishop of Parma ardent zeal for the salvation of all men Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Missionary is the most beautiful and sublime personification of the ideal life. He has contemplated in the spirit Jesus Christ who shows the Apostles the world they must conquer for th ...
• 19 October 2011
  VATICAN - Interview with Fr. Fernando Domingues, Rector of the Pontifical Urbano College: "we try to cultivate a strong missionary spirit in our seminarians, which could then become a foundation in their dioceses" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Every year a large group of seminarians in mission territories is sent by their Bishops to Rome to complete their studies and then go back to the local Churches of origin with a conspicuous ...
• 18 October 2011
  VATICAN - From Pope Pius XI to Benedict XVI the same impulse to the local community to become "entirely missionary ': interview with Fr. Timothy Lehane Barrett, SVD, Secretary General of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of World Mission Day, Father Timothy Lehane Barrett, SVD, Secretary General of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, went into depth with regards to the link between ...
• 17 October 2011
  VATICAN-The Prefect of the Missionary Congregation invites the Sisters of Mater Ecclesiae College to "open their hearts to a greater love for the mission, in which the first place belongs to Jesus" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - The Missionary College of Mater Ecclesiae, in Castel Gandolfo, celebrated with joy on Saturday, October 15 for three reasons: the visit of the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Eva ...