Vatican

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  7 March 2016
  VATICAN - Martyrs of charity, victims of indifference Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I voice my closeness to the Missionaries of Charity suffering bereavement after the killing of two of their Sisters in Aden, in Yemen, where they assisted elderly people. I pray f ...
• 21 January 2016
  VATICAN - To Fides readers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the new year, our Agency presents its new website, which aims to make information more accessible and useful to those who want to expand their interests on the wide hori ...
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  30 December 2015
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2015 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The wake of pastoral workers killed in this historic phase of humanity reveals an unprecedented upsurge. It seems to have no equal in the history, because it is an ongoing globalized persec ...
• 11 December 2015
  VATICAN - Fr. Fabrizio Meroni - PIME, new Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 December Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples appointed Father Fabrizio Meroni, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIM ...
• 4 December 2015
  VATICAN - Pope at the plenary assembly of the Cep: "Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow enclosures" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray so that the Church may always follow the model of the Acts of the Apostles. Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow ...
• 3 December 2015
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: “many sisters, many priests, many religious devote their entire life to announcing Jesus Christ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the general Wednesday Audience on 2 December, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, spoke about his pastoral visit to Africa, from which he just returned , devoting part of his address to ...
• 2 December 2015
  VATICAN - CEP Plenary: what do the young Churches expect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and the PMS? VATICAN – CEP Plenary: what do the young Churches expect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and the PMS? Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – ‘“Services of the Congregation for the Evangelization of ...
• 1 December 2015
  VATICAN - XIX Plenary - CEP 2015: young Churches and proclamation of the Gospel, between growth and instability Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The young Churches today encounter factors that weaken evangelization. This is what Cardinal Peter Turkson said today on the second day of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the E ...
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  1 December 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni after his trip to Africa: "It is the faith of the poor that protected the Pope" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "As for security, I will tell you my experience: it is true, there were UN peacekeepers, the local gendarmerie, security forces. But who really protected the Pope's visit, and would not all ...
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  1 December 2015
  VATICAN - XIX Plenary - Cep 2015: "The ability to evangelize is combined with the courage to bear witness" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The first report of the plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (CEP), which opened yesterday (see Fides 27 and 30/11/2015), was held by Cardinal Tarcisio Ber ...
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  1 December 2015
  VATICAN - Education and formation for the most vulnerable, among the predominantly Muslim populations Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan and India, nuns carry out a great job among the population, almost entirely Muslim, in favor of education and the promotion of interreligious dialogue: this is what Sister Monic ...
• 30 November 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni’s report: those who do not know Christ and the challenges for the Church increase Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Those who do not know Christ increase in number. Out of the 7 billion people who make up the world’s population, only 17.7%, or 1 billion 254 billion, are Catholic. Then again, the numbe ...
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  11 November 2015
  VATICAN - Statement from the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, also known as "Propaganda Fide", fully adheres to the line of thought, orientation and the heart of the Holy Father with regards to the l ...
• 3 November 2015
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal for Central Africa: "put an end to this cycle of violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Angelus prayer, Sunday, November 1, Pope Francis voiced great concern over a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, announcing his intention ...
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  29 October 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: Only peace will save the indigenous Christian communities in Mesopotamia Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Iraq and Syria, "without peace, there is no hope for anyone", and only the end of sectarian conflicts can ensure the survival of the indigenous Christian communities in Mesopotamia. This is how ...