Vatican

• 18 September 2010
  VATICAN - Feedback from the Seminar for newly appointed bishops from mission territories: “It helped me see and live the Catholicity of the Church.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "It has been a wonderful initiative, very rich opportunity for sharing experiences and learning," Fides was told by Bishop Mario Flanders, SDB, Apostolic Vicar of El Petén, Guatemala, in ...
• 18 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the United Kingdom: “cooperation and dialogue between religions calls for mutual respect, the freedom to practice one’s religion and to engage in acts of public worship, and the freedom to follow one’s conscience” London (Agenzia Fides) – “Ever since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has placed special emphasis on the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the followers of other religions.” These were the ...
• 17 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope defines Cardinal Newman as “a figure of a doctor of the Church for us and for all, and a bridge between Anglicans and Catholics” Edinburgh (Agenzia Fides) – During his flight to the United Kingdom, for his 17th Apostolic Journey for the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Pope Benedict XVI met with journalists aboard the papal aircraft. ...
• 17 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the United Kingdom: “Let it not obscure the Christian foundation that underpins its freedoms...”; “the evangelization of culture is all the more important in our times” Edinburgh (Agenzia Fides) – Encouraging the United Kingdom, in its effort to become a modern and multicultural society, to “always maintain its respect for those traditional values and cultural expressions that more ...
• 15 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI makes appeal for respect for religious freedom, reconciliation, and peace in South Asia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After the General Audience today, Wednesday, September 15, held in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI issued the following appeal for respect for religious freedom, reconc ...
• 13 September 2010
  VATICAN - Seminar for new bishops of Propaganda Fide territories “rekindles the flame of the missionary spirit, making it more alive, stronger” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "This seminar is very important, because when you are a newly appointed bishop, you need an additional training in order to carry out the mission entrusted to you by the Church, addressin ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells bishops participating in seminar of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: “The Bishop is called to serve the Church in the fashion of the God made man.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, in the Swiss Hall of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the recently appointed bishops participating in the seminar organized ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope addresses Bishops of Brazil's Northeast Region 3 on “the clear necessity that the Catholic Church in Brazil commit herself to a new evangelization that spares no efforts in the search for lapsed Catholics, as well as for persons who know little or nothing of the evangelical message” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The first Mass was celebrated in Brazil over 5 centuries ago. “It was the first time that the Gospel of Christ was being proclaimed to this people, illumining their daily life. This ...
• 10 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope congratulates Hebrew community on New Year: “may we all grow in the desire to promote the justice and peace that the world is so in need of today” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the celebration of Rosh Ha-Shanah 5771, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, the Holy Father Benedict XVI sent the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, the following telegram: "In ...
• 9 September 2010
  VATICAN - 10 years dedicated to teaching and spreading the Social Doctrine of the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This will be a significant step for the two-year course in the Social Doctrine of the Church, that in the 2010/2012 academic years will be taking place for the 10th time. The course is sp ...
• 9 September 2010
  VATICAN - The “the natural dignity of each person,” the root of the respect for human rights Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the sixtieth anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held an audience (following the General Audience of Wednesday, September 8) with the B ...
• 8 September 2010
  VATICAN - Statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office today released the following statement of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue: “The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue received with ...
• 6 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope on bicentennial of Leo XIII's birth: “Christians, acting as individual citizens or groups within the reality of history, constitute a beneficent and peaceful force for profound change.” Carpineto (Agenzia Fides) - “Christians, acting as individual citizens or groups within the reality of history, constitute a beneficent and peaceful force for profound change, actualizing the development of the potenti ...
• 6 September 2010
  VATICAN - Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples offers Seminar for Bishops ordained in the last 2 years Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – 102 Bishops, who have been appointed in the last two years (2008-2010) in the ecclesiastical circumscriptions that depend on the Missionary Congregation, are in Rome participating in a Se ...
• 4 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the youth: “In our age of globalization, be witnesses of Christian hope all over the world.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ is not a treasure meant for us alone; he is the most precious treasure we have, one that is meant to be shared with others. In our age of globalization, be witnesses of Christian ...