Vatican

• 27 April 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "The Easter alleluia still contrasts with the cries and laments that arise from so many painful situations: deprivation, hunger, disease, war, violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The radiance that emanates from the Resurrection of Christ gives strength and meaning to all human hope, to all expectations, desires, projects”, said Pope Benedict XVI in his message de ...
• 18 April 2011
  VATICAN - Appeal of the Pope's Angelus: "No more violence in Colombia!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the liturgical celebration on Palm Sunday and Passion of the Lord, that the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided in Saint Peter's Square Sunday, April 17, the Pope introduced th ...
• 16 April 2011
  VATICAN - The love for the Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The love for the Church in China, exhausted for internal and external causes, was the element that inspired members of the homonym Commission , which guided their reflections in three da ...
• 15 April 2011
  VATICAN - Commission for the Catholic Church in China: Message to Chinese Catholics Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 11 – 13 April, the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the Commission, instituted by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007 to study the questions of major importance concerning the life of Church in China, ...
• 11 April 2011
  VATICAN - Commission on the Catholic Church in China begins today in the Vatican Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The commission instituted in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI to study the most important issues in the life of the Catholic Church in China is meeting from 11 to 13 April in the Vatican. The Va ...
• 9 April 2011
  VATICAN - “In pursuing the new evangelisation in Latin America, one cannot disregard the many manifestations of popular piety,” recalls Benedict XVI Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Impact of popular piety on the process of evangelisation in Latin America” was the theme of the Plenary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, at which were received by the ...
• 8 April 2011
  VATICAN - Pope to Bishops from the Syro-Malabar Church in India: “I encourage you to do everything you can to promote communion amongst yourselves and with all Catholic Bishops around the world” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Each Bishop, for his part, is called to be a minister of unity in his particular church and within the universal Church. This responsibility is of special importance in a country like ...
• 7 April 2011
  VATICANO - Benedict XVI dedicates General Audience to St Thérèse of Lisieux “a guide for all”, and launches a new appeal for Côte d'Ivoire and Libya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I continue to follow with great concern the dramatic events that the dear people of Côte d'Ivoire and Libya are experiencing at this time,” said Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the ...
• 7 April 2011
  VATICAN - New website for International Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The new website for the International Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies is now live, showing the history, goals, organisation and spirituality of the four Societies (Propaga ...
• 31 March 2011
  VATICAN - Appeal by the Pope for an end to the violence and reprisal of dialogue in Côte d'Ivoire Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the General Audience on Wednesday, 30 March, in St Peter's Square, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI greeted the pilgrims in various languages and issued an appeal for the C ...
• 29 March 2011
  VATICAN - Message by the Pope: “the Church puts her trust in Christian families, calling them to play a role in evangelisation and the apostolate” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The pastoral care of families has an important place in the evangelising activity of each one of the particular Churches, promoting a culture of life and working to ensure the rights o ...
• 28 March 2011
  VATICAN - New appeal from the Pope “for the immediate launch of a dialogue” that will bring agreement and peace to Libya, to the entire northern region of Africa and to the Middle East Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the Angelus prayer with the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday, 27 March, he issued a new, urgent appeal to initiate dialogue and susp ...
• 26 March 2011
  VATICAN - “Christianity in India has long made its proper contribution to culture and society, and to its religious and spiritual expressions,” recalls the Pope to the Bishops of the Syro-Malankars, India Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Due to its ancient roots and distinguished history, Christianity in India has long made its proper contribution to culture and society, and to its religious and spiritual expressions. ...
• 23 March 2011
  VATICAN - Special fund established by Apostolate of the Sea to assist seafarers, fishermen and their families in Northern Japan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, which is responsible for overseeing the direction of the Apostolate of the Sea, has launched a campaign of s ...
• 22 March 2011
  VATICAN - “The Holy Land expects the brotherhood of the universal Church” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “the Holy Land expects the brotherhood of the universal Church and desires to reciprocate it in sharing the experience of grace and suffering that marks her journey.... The Christians o ...