Vatican

• 21 December 2010
  VATICANO - “Faith is not a thing of the past, but an encounter with the God Who lives and acts now”: Benedict XVI to the Roman Curia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his Address to the Roman Curia on the occasion of exchanging Christmas greetings on 20 December, the Holy Father Benedict XVI recalled as usual on this occasion, the main events of the ...
• 20 December 2010
  VATICAN - Secretary General Appointed for the Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has nominated Dr Baptistine Jeanne Ralamboarison, Dame of the Order of Pope St Sylvester, as Secretary Gen ...
• 18 December 2010
  VATICAN - “Freedom of religion and mission” - Fides Editorial Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his Message for the XLIV World Day of Peace, 1 January 2011, Benedict XVI assigns “an historic and prophetic mission” to religious freedom so that humanity may live in peace and sere ...
• 13 December 2010
  VATICAN - Towards the canonization of Bl Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI authorized the promulgation of various Decrees, the first of which recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xave ...
• 9 December 2010
  VATICAN - Inauguration of the Missionary Museum of Propaganda Fide Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The new museum tour, in the place where it was created and for the contents of the works that are exhibited, certainly makes an important contribution towards the goal of broader dissemi ...
• 6 December 2010
  VATICAN - At the Angelus Benedict XVI's invitation to pray “for all situations of violence, of intolerance, of suffering in the world” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After the Marian prayer of the Angelus, recited with the faithful and pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday, 5 December, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made the following appeal: � ...
• 1 December 2010
  VATICAN - The Pope commended the Church in China to the prayers of Catholics around the world Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Following today's General Audience, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI issued the following appeal for the Church in China: “I commend to your prayers and to those of Catholics throughout ...
• 30 November 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI to the Bishops of the Philippines: “ it is by proclamation that the Gospel brings about its life-changing fruits” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your presence here in Rome strengthens the bonds of communion between the Catholic community in the Philippines and the See of Peter, a communion which stretches back over four centuries ...
• 29 November 2010
  VATICAN - The Pope's appeal “to promote a culture which always respects human life; to provide favorable conditions and support networks for accepting and developing this culture” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I urge the protagonists from politics, economics and social communications to do everything in their power to promote a culture which always respects human life, to provide favorable con ...
• 24 November 2010
  VATICAN - Communiqué of the Press Office of the Holy See: Episcopal ordination at Chengde (Province of Hebei, Mainland China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Press Office of the Holy See issued the following communiqué, today, 24 November, reported here in its entirety. “With regard to the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Joseph Gu ...
• 22 November 2010
  VATICAN - The Pope prayed at the Angelus "that in every part of the world religious freedom may be assured for all" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today in Italy, at the invitation of Bishops, ecclesial communities pray for Christians who suffer persecution and discrimination, especially in Iraq. I join this choral invocation to the ...
• 22 November 2010
  VATICAN - The third Consistory of his Pontificate: "In the Church no one is the owner, but all are called, all are invited, all are met and guided by divine grace"  Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday morning, 20 November in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held an Ordinary Public Consistory, in the form of Liturgy of the Word, for the creation of 24 new C ...
• 19 November 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity: “The aim of the ecumenical path remains unchanged, as does the firm commitment in pursuing it.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the course of 50 years, it has covered much territory...They are 50 years in which a truer knowledge and greater esteem have been acquired with the Churches and the ecclesial communit ...
• 18 November 2010
  VATICAN - “Important also in the field of health, integral part of each one's existence and of the common good, is to establish a true distributive justice that guarantees to all, on the basis of objective needs, adequate care”: Message from Benedict XVI Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Health is a precious good for the person and society to promote, conserve and protect, dedicating the means, resources and energies necessary so that more persons can enjoy it. Unfortuna ...
• 18 November 2010
  VATICAN - Statement from the Holy See Press Office concerning news of an episcopal ordination in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office today published, in English, the following “Statement of the Director of the Holy See Press Office Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ concerning news of an episcopal or ...