Vatican

• 16 November 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's Letter to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on their Plenary Assembly Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the following message on the occasion of the Plenary Assembly of t ...
• 16 November 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells Bishops of “South 1” Region of Brazil: “speak to the heart of your people, awaken consciences, unite wills in a joint effort against the growing wave of violence and contempt for the human being” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your people harbor in their hearts great religious sentiments and noble traditions, rooted in Christianity, which are expressed in heartfelt and genuine religious and civil manifestation ...
• 16 November 2009
  VATICAN - Letter from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone to priests in China for Year for Priests: “despite the persisting difficulties, the information that has come from different parts of China points also to signs of hope.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – An “invitation to hope” is what opens the Letter that Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, has addressed to all priests of the Catholic Church in the People's Republic of Ch ...
• 14 November 2009
  VATICAN - "With the proclamation of the Gospel, the Church opens her heart to God and neighbor, and awakens consciences. With the strength of her message, she defends authentic human rights and is committed to justice” - Pope's exhortation to Pontifical Council Cor Unum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church, in her proclamation of salvation, can not be separated "from the concrete conditions of people's lives, [of those] to whom she is sent. Her efforts on improving are part of her ...
• 13 November 2009
  VATICAN - “The secularization of charity, reduced to philanthropic solidarity, is just to be as feared as the secularization of the faith”: the Superior General of Opera Don Orione tells Plenary of Cor Unum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The secularization of charity, reduced to philanthropic solidarity, is just to be as feared as the secularization of the faith, reduced to an ideology of values. In both, secularist move ...
• 13 November 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "Catholic universities are given a significant role in fidelity to their specific identity and in an effort to provide a qualified service in the Church and society" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "Today's environment is characterized by a troubling educational emergency ... which assumes a particular relevance to the task of those who are called to teaching ... The deep economic c ...
• 12 November 2009
  VATICAN - Sixth World Congress of Pastoral Care for Migrants concludes: "We can not remain silent in the face of those who speculate on the lives of migrants and refugees”; call for adoption and ratification of international laws that protect and promote human person Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This morning saw the end of the sessions held at the Sixth World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees, with the approval of the Final Document which will be made public ...
• 12 November 2009
  VATICAN - November 16-18, Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: examining “the new Areopagi” and the challenges of the mission ad gentes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples opens Monday, November 16th at 9am, in the John Paul II Auditorium of the Pontifical University Urbaniana. Starti ...
• 12 November 2009
  VATICAN - Appeal of Benedict XVI for Sri Lanka: “I urge all citizens to strive for rapid peace, with full respect for human rights...and that the international community may work for the humanitarian and economic needs.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience on Wednesday, November 11, held in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched an appeal for Sri Lanka, which we here publish in ...
• 11 November 2009
  VATICAN - Archbishop Migliore at the UN: religious freedom includes the full respect and promotion not only of the fundamental freedom of conscience, but also the expression and practice of religion by every person without restrictions New York (Agenzia Fides) - “The United Nations’ specific and primary responsibility vis-à-vis religion is to debate, elucidate and help States to fully ensure, at all levels, the implementation of the right to relig ...
• 10 November 2009
  VATICAN - VI World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees: "there can be no effective development if we do not encourage dialogue among peoples, dialogue among cultures, and respect for legitimate differences" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “While migration is as old as human history, it has never been so consistent and complex in its nature as it is today. It affects almost every country in the world and fits into the wid ...
• 9 November 2009
  VATICAN - “May the Church be a shining beacon of hope for humanity in the third millennium”: Benedict XVI on Pastoral Visit to Brescia to pay tribute to Paul VI Brescia (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is a real spiritual body that prolongs in space and time the sacrifice of the Son of God, a sacrifice seemingly insignificant compared to the size of the world and of history, but a ...
• 4 November 2009
  VATICAN - 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the era of globalization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – November 9-12, the Vatican will be hosting the 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees on the theme: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the ...
• 3 November 2009
  VATICAN - Press Release of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In recent days, news has circulated regarding the situation of the Diocese of Baoding (Hebei), mainland China, especially regarding Coadjutor Bishop Francis An Shuxin. These news speak of ...
• 30 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran: “The Holy See trusts that the Iranian authorities will be able to reinforce and guarantee to Christians the liberty to profess their faith and to ensure for the Catholic community the essential conditions for its existence.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “By your presence in international entities and bilateral relations with numerous countries, the Holy See wishes to defend and promote human dignity. It also wishes to be at the service o ...