Vatican

• 19 October 2009
  VATICAN - On Mission Sunday, Cardinal Ivan Dias presides Closing Mass for 400th anniversary of the death of St. John Leonardi, who “never left Italy and yet lived an intense missionary life” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Saint John Leonardi “with his luminous life made God present to mankind. This is the meaning of his missionary life.” These were the words of Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congre ...
• 16 October 2009
  VATICAN - Message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Hindus, for the feast of Diwali: “Hindus and Christians: Committed to Integral Human Development” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “And Pope Benedict XVI wrote recently that "integral human development presupposes the responsible freedom of the individual and of peoples" (Caritas in veritate, no. 17). Such authentic ...
• 13 October 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father to visit FAO Headquarters and Synagogue in Rome Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has issued a statement saying that on the morning of Monday, November 16, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will travel to the FAO Headquarters (Rome), for the openin ...
• 12 October 2009
  VATICAN - “In this time of grace the whole of the Christian community is called to rediscover the beauty of the priestly vocation and thus to pray for priests.” Letter to the sick, suffering, and health care workers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Year for Priests, which His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI declared beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, this past June 19, 2009, the Pontifical C ...
• 12 October 2009
  VATICAN - Pope prays Rosary “with Africa and for Africa” with Italian and African university students: “The new evangelization in Africa is also counting on your generous efforts.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, on the afternoon of Saturday, October 12, a Marian Vigil “with Africa and for Africa” was held in the Pa ...
• 12 October 2009
  VATICAN - Among the five new saints canonized by Benedict XVI is Father Damien: “His missionary activity, which gave him so much joy, reaches its summit in charity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 11, the Holy Father Benedict XVI celebrated a Mass in Saint Peter's Square, where he canonized 5 new saints. In the homily, making reference to Jesus' dialogue with the ...
• 9 October 2009
  VATICAN - Ave Maria: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The power of the Rosary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October the 7th the Church celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary, a feast day dear to countless Catholics. The prayer of the Holy Rosary nourishes Marian devotion as it reveals the insepara ...
• 9 October 2009
  VATICAN - Saturday, October 10, Marian Vigil of university students with the Pope and Synod Fathers “for Africa and with Africa,” with satellite connections to 8 African countries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, on October 10, at 5pm in the Paul VI Audience Hall, there will be a Marian Vigil for university students fro ...
• 9 October 2009
  VATICAN - Solidarity of President Delegates and Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops with Archbishop of Bukavu, forced to return to his homeland as a result of the dangerous situation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The President Delegates and Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops sent the following letter to Archbishop François Xavier Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo). � ...
• 9 October 2009
  VATICAN - To our Fides readers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Mr. Luca De Mata will no longer be serving as Director of Agenzia Fides, having reached the age of retirement. We express to him our gratitude, from the Congregation of the Evangelization ...
• 8 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience speaks on Saint John Leonardi, “a luminous priestly figure,” remembered “for his great missionary zeal” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of Saint John Leonardi, founder of the religious order of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God, the Holy Father Benedict XVI dedicated ...
• 6 October 2009
  VATICAN - “In the light of God, to confess necessarily becomes proclaiming God, to evangelize and thus renew the world.” Pope's reflection at the First General Congregation of the Synod Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the First General Congregation of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, on October 5, the Holy Father Benedict XVI gave a meditation on the Third Hour, “Nunc sa ...
• 6 October 2009
  VATICAN - Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson's Report Before the Discussion: “it is time to 'shift gears' and to have the truth about Africa told with love, fostering the development of the continent which would lead to the well-being of the whole world” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Relator-General for the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), presented his Report Before the ...
• 5 October 2009
  VATICAN - Pope, at Angelus, recalls that Synod is not “a matter of a study group, nor a programmatic assembly,” as “we all know that we are not the protagonists: it is the Lord, his Holy Spirit, who guides the Church.” Appeals for victims of natural disasters and for Guinea. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Synods always constitute an intense ecclesial experience, an experience of pastoral collegial responsibility...It is important to emphasize that it is not a matter of a study group, nor a p ...
• 5 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa: “the Synod is the propitious moment to rethink pastoral activity and renew the impulse of evangelization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – With the liturgical greeting “Pax vobis” the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the Synod Fathers and Collaborators of the II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa durin ...