Vatican

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  1 October 2023
  VATICAN - Message of Pope Francis to mark the 180th anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood Rome (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the message of Pope Francis to "children and young people, parents, formators and friends" of the Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood, which celebrated the 180th anniversary of its foun ...
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  29 September 2023
  VATICAN - "Good Christians and good citizens". Pope Francis writes to the Catholics of Viet Nam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the Letter of Pope Francis to the Catholic community of Viet Nam on the occasion of the adoption of the Agreement on the Status of the Resident Papal Representative and the Offic ...
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  21 September 2023
  VATICAN/CHINA - Two bishops from mainland China at the Synod of Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a great and very positive compromise between the Vatican and China. Thanks to the patience and foresight of Pope Francis", said a priest from Beijing to Fides, shortly after the pu ...
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  20 September 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: Saint Daniel Comboni reminds us that mission is not "the fruit of human endeavor", and is born from charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary passion to proclaim the Gospel is not born as a "result of human endeavor" but flows "from the love of Christ"; it is the opposite of the "plague of clericalism" and springs from cha ...
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  16 September 2023
  VATICAN - Pope's message for World Mission Day is the subject of third webinar in Vietnamese Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's message for the upcoming World Mission Sunday is the focus of a cycle of three webinars organized by the International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), in co ...
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  14 September 2023
  VATICAN - The Pope appoints Vincenzo Buonomo as Pontifical Delegate to the Pontifical Urbanian University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Professor Vincenzo Buonomo, Counsellor of Vatican City State and Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University, has been appointed Pontifical Delegate to the Pontifical Urbaniana Uni ...
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  13 September 2023
  VATICAN - The Pope once again proposes the figure of Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, "Doctor of the poor": "But the good are good with the help of God" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The good are good only with the help of God", wrote the Venezuelan doctor José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, proclaimed blessed by the Church, a figure that Pope Francis wanted to repropose in th ...
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  7 September 2023
  VATICAN - Cross, rosary and prayer book of Ukrainian Redemptorists imprisoned in Russia donated to the Pope Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A missionary cross, a prayer book and a rosary. These are the objects that Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk gave to Pope Francis at the end of the Pope's meeting with the Synod of Bisho ...
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  6 September 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: The Church of Mongolia is in the heart of God Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I had the grace of meeting, in Mongolia, a humble Church, and a joyful Church, which is in the heart of God", Pope Francis expressed his gratitude for the experiences and encounters he had during ...
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  30 August 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: The "holiness of everyday life" attracts hearts Rome (Agenzia Fides) - God calls us "through attraction", and attraction "is proper to holiness". Also the "holiness of every day", the "holiness of the common Christian life, which is witnessed by those who bear the cro ...
• 23 August 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: In Marian shrines, Our Lady shows us how to proclaim the Gospel and gives us the peace of children Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Gospel does not take place through the imposition of pre-constituted cultural models. The liberation proclaimed by Christ reaches individuals and peoples when it is expresse ...
• 18 July 2023
  VATICAN - Appointed Head of Department of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and New particular Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has appointed the former collaborators of the Dicastery of Evangelization, Msgr. Erwin Aserios Balagapo and Msgr. Han (Agostino) Hyuntaek, as heads of department of the Dicaste ...
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  15 July 2023
  VATICAN - Cardinal Parolin: Pope appoints the Bishop of Shanghai "for good of diocese and dialogue" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. We report the inte ...
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  10 July 2023
  VATICAN - Five newly appointed cardinals from territories of the Dicastery for Evangelization: work for peace, evangelization and love for one's country are among their priorities Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Five of the future Cardinals - whose names were announced yesterday, Sunday 9 July, by Pope Francis - come from territories entrusted to the Dicastery for Evangelization. They are Archbisho ...
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  9 July 2023
  VATICAN - The Pope announces the creation of 21 new cardinals on September 30 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Sunday, July 9, at the end of the recitation of the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis announced a Consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals with these words: "Dear brothers and sist ...