Special Issue

• 30 December 2014
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2014 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - According to information in our possession, during 2014, 26 pastoral care workers were killed worldwide, three more compared to 2013. For the sixth consecutive year, the place most affecte ...
• 25 October 2014
  VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2014 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, this year celebrated on Sunday, October 19, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all o ...
• 14 June 2014
  VATICAN - Message of His Holiness Francis for the World Mission Day 2014 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fides publishes Pope Francis's Message for World Mission Day, which this year will be celebrated on Sunday, October 19 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today vast numbers of people still do ...
• 30 December 2013
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2013 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - According to information in our possession, during 2013, 22 pastoral care workers were killed worldwide (mostly priests), almost double compared to 13 who were killed in 2012. On the night ...
• 18 October 2013
  VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2013 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, this year celebrated on Sunday, October 20, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all o ...
• 29 December 2012
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2012 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. According to information ...
• 13 October 2012
  VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2012 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, this year celebrated on Sunday, October 21, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary church all o ...
• 30 December 2011
  THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, BISHOPS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS, KILLED IN THE YEAR 2011 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. According to information ...
• 21 October 2011
  VATICAN - World Mission Day: Catholic Church Statistics Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, on the occasion of World Mission Sunday, October 23 this year, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all over the world ...
• 30 December 2010
  THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS KILLED DURING 2010 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. According to informati ...
• 21 October 2010
  Pontifical Mission Societies support younger Churches, formation of seminarians and priests, poor children, and missionary activities for entire People of God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Collections taken up for World Mission Sunday, gifts from individual benefactors, and contributions that come in thanks to various missionary projects, are all sent first to the respectiv ...
• 20 October 2010
  Catholic Church Statistics 2010 For October, the Month of the Missions, we offer several statistics that present a panoramic view of the missionary Church in the world. ...
• 29 December 2009
  THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS KILLED DURING 2009 “The Church everywhere proclaims the Gospel of Christ, despite persecutions, discriminations, attacks and at times hostile indifference. These, in fact, enable her to share the lot of her Master and Lord.” (P ...
• 27 June 2009
  Dossier - Saint Paul: Complementarity, a Vital Principle of Ecclesiastical Life God’s plan with man I. The Church, the Body of Christ Unity in diversity Unity in Christ Unity in complementarity II. Living in complementarity ”Having concern for one another” “To each one hi ...
• 10 June 2009
  Dossier: Living with the Eucharistic Lord - According to Mother Julia’s Example Introduction The Gift from the Heart of Jesus The Little Drop of Water The Sacrament of Unity Reverence for the Sacred ...