Vatican

• 1 October 2011
  VATICAN-"To be the heart that generates love for Evangelization": the appeal of Archbishop Filoni, Prefect of the missionary Dicastery Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, making St. Therese of Lisieux’s intuition its own , patroness of missions, wants to be in the body of the Church, the heart from which ...
• 1 October 2011
  VATICAN - Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai calls for religious freedom, justice and peace in Pakistan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pakistan needs "respect for freedom of religion and of conscience, which is the hallmark of justice and peace": says Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, Secretary of the Congregation for the Ev ...
• 1 October 2011
  VATICAN-With the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Patroness of the Missions, Missionary October starts today Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today's feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (1873-1897), proclaimed Patroness of the Missions in 1927 with St. Francis Xavier, marks the beginning of Missionary October, which will culm ...
• 28 September 2011
  VATICAN - Program of the Pope's trip to Benin for the promulgation of the post-synodal Exhortation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican Press Office today published the program of the apostolic visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Benin on the occasion of the signing and publication of the Apostolic Exhortation of the ...
• 20 September 2011
  VATICAN -"To promote the well-being of Indian society through continued attention to the promotion of basic rights": the exhortation of the Pope to the Indian Bishops Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "As part of its ancient heritage, India has a long and distinguished Christian presence which has contributed to Indian society and benefited your culture in innumerable ways, enriching ...
• 19 September 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus: "Vast horizons open to the proclamation of the Gospel" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we live in an era of a new evangelization. Wide horizons open to the proclamation of the Gospel, while the regions of ancient Christian tradition are called to rediscover the beau ...
• 16 September 2011
  VATICAN - The professor of theology, real educator: course for theologians at ICMA Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of its specific commitment to "train the educators", the ICMA (International Centre for Missionary Animation) is organizing a French language course for theologians from 19 to 30 Se ...
• 12 September 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI renewed the invitation "to always reject violence as a solution to problems" Ancona (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Holy Mass celebrated in the Shipyard of the city of Ancona, on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the end of the XXV National Eucharistic Congress, Holy Father Benedict XVI recalled the tenth ...
• 9 September 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope invites Indian Bishops "to pay close attention to the quality of education in schools and to ensure that they are genuinely Catholic" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In your region, a special place is held by the schools which are an outstanding witness to your commitment to the education and formation of our dear young people ... I encourage you to co ...
• 25 August 2011
  VATICAN - The missionary mandate of Jesus theme of World Youth Day 2013 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general hearing on Wednesday, August 24, held in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI announced the themes for the next t ...
• 8 August 2011
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI launches a new appeal for peace and reconciliation in Syria and Libya Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "I am following with great concern the dramatic and growing violence in Syria, which have caused numerous deaths and severe suffering" - said the Holy Father Benedict XVI, yesterday, Aug ...
• 25 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope renews the appeal "to abandon forever the path of hatred and to escape from the logic of evil" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again, unfortunately, we hear news of death and violence - said Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, July 24, after the Angelus prayer he recited from the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandol ...
• 19 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope's solidarity for the victims of famine in the Horn of Africa Vatican City (Fides Service) - A statement of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum informs that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent an initial sum of € 50,000 to His Exc. Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Apostolic Administrator of Mo ...
• 18 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope hopes that " international mobilization increases" to help the people of the Horn of Africa Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) - An appeal for the humanitarian catastrophe that is affecting the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, was launched on Sunday, July 17 by Pope Benedict XVI after the Angelus prayer, w ...
• 16 July 2011
  VATICAN-Declaration of the Holy See with reference to the Episcopal Ordination in the Diocese of Shantou (Province of Guangdong, Mainland China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The following clarifications are issued with reference to the episcopal ordination of the Rev. Joseph Huang Bingzhang, which took place on Thursday, July 14. l) The Rev. Joseph Huang B ...