Vatican

• 14 July 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Valle d'Aosta for a period of rest Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Since yesterday, Benedict XVI has been in the region of Valle d'Aosta, in the residence of Les Combes di Introd, where he will remain until Wednesday, July 29, for a time of rest, as he a ...
• 13 July 2009
  VATICAN - “The solutions to the current problems of humanity cannot be merely technical, but must take account of all the needs of the person, who is endowed with soul and body, and must thus take the Creator, God, into consideration,” the Pope says at the Angelus; appeal for Honduras Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Prior to the recitation of the Angelus with faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square, on Sunday, July 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI focused his address on the recent G8 Summit and on ...
• 13 July 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells European university students: “Your missionary work in the university setting consists in bearing witness to the personal encounter you have had with Jesus Christ, the Truth that lights the path of every man.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your missionary work in the university setting consists in bearing witness to the personal encounter you have had with Jesus Christ, the Truth that lights the path of every man. From tha ...
• 10 July 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Caritas in veritate: “ Every migrant is a human person who, as such, possesses fundamental, inalienable rights that must be respected by everyone and in every circumstance”; for over a century direct commitment to assist migrants always considered "persons and friends” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his latest encyclical, “Caritas in veritate”, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, speaking of integral human development, reflects on the phenomenon of migration (n. 62), “ a striking ...
• 10 July 2009
  VATICAN - Death of Rev. Fr Matteo King who served in the Chinese section of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the afternoon of Thursday July 9, in Taipei (Taiwan), Fr Matteo King, SDB, returned to the House of the Father. He was 79. On returning to Taiwan, after serving as an official in the C ...
• 9 July 2009
  VATICAN - Letter in the form of a Motu proprio “Ecclesiae unitatem” by the Holy Father Benedict XVI on the new structure of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “ The duty to safeguard the unity of the Church, with the solicitude to offer everyone help in responding appropriately to this vocation and divine grace, is the particular responsibili ...
• 9 July 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI presents at the general audience his third encyclical “Caritas in veritate”: “Charity in truth is the principal propelling force for the authentic development of every human person and of the whole of humanity ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “ Charity in truth is the principal propelling force for the authentic development of every human person and of the whole of humanity . This is why the Social Doctrine of the Church rot ...
• 9 July 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Caritas in veritate, in continuity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Heart and reason: heart, as the centre of human personality, and reason as the indispensable condition for all authentically personal behaviour. These would appear to be the great coordinat ...
• 9 July 2009
  VATICAN - Ave Maria: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - God's power is revealed in weakness Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The root of our rebellion against the Lord is pride which, we might say, makes us want to do without God, to feel self-sufficient, capable of running our own lives and sometimes, even the l ...
• 7 July 2009
  VATICAN - “ Tourism - celebrating diversity ” : Pastoral Message on the occasion of World Tourism Day 2009 issued by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “ Diversity is a fact, a reality, but, as Pope Benedict XVI reminds us, it is also a positive factor, something good, and not a threat or a danger, ” says a Pastoral Message issued by ...
• 7 July 2009
  VATICAN - Presentation of Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical “Caritas in veritate: on integral human development in charity and truth” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office a press conference was held to present Benedict XVI's new Encyclical "Caritas in veritate". Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Po ...
• 6 July 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus: “ To the cry for blood shed coming from many parts of the earth, God replies with the blood of his Son who gave his life for us. Christ did not respond to evil with evil, but with good, with his infinite love. ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “To the cry for blood shed coming from many parts of the earth, God replies with the blood of his Son who gave his life for us. Christ did not respond to evil with evil, but with good, ...
• 6 July 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope for the reopening of the Pauline Chapel: “For those who come to pray in this Chapel, for the Pope first of all, Peter and Paul are masters of faith ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the early evening of Saturday 4 July, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Celebration of Vespers in the Pauline Chapel dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, on the occasion of its ...
• 6 July 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope to the European Meeting on Vocation Pastoral: “Sow confidence and hope. There is in fact a profound sense of confusion among many young people today ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Vocation pastoral care is for every diocese a pastoral priority which assumes even greater importance in the context of the Year of the Priesthood which has just begun” said the Holy ...
• 6 July 2009
  VATICAN - Letter of the Holy Father to Italian Prime Minster Hon. Berlusconi, in view of the G8: “May the voice of Africa and less developed countries be heard!” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has written a letter to the Italian Prime Minster Hon. Berlusconi on the occasion of the G8 meeting to be held in Aquila, from 8 to 10 July 2009, under ...