Vatican

• 10 April 2013
  VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Filoni at the Feast of the Pontifical Urban University: to proclaim Christ in the suburbs of humanity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Urban University "has not failed to reflect" on the impressing ecclesial events in recent months, living with intense emotion and spiritual discernment both the renunciation ...
• 10 April 2013
  VATICAN - The new challenges of evangelization in Africa at hte centre of the XX SMA Assembly Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Your Society has left a profound impression, of which today we can see the fruits that the Holy Spirit has created for the generous contribution of Saint confreres," said Cardinal Fernando ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: "Pope Francis exhorts us to evangelize with apostolic zeal" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The new Pope told us that evangelization presumes apostolic zeal. And one must go out towards those in need, to proclaim the Gospel in the suburbs": is what Cardinal Fernando Filoni said, ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - The missionary world celebrates the election of Francis, a Pope close to the poor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis is a man of great pastoral ability of strong faith, a man of prayer and very close to the priests, the elderly, the poor, and above all, a man who emphasized the missionary co ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - The Argentine Bergoglio elected Pope of the Catholic Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine, 76, a Jesuit, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first Pope to be called Francis and he is the first South American in the histor ...
• 13 March 2013
  VATICAN - HABEMUS PAPAM - We have a Pope: Cardinal Jorge Mario BERGOLIO, Pope Francis I Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - White smoke: Cardinal Bergolgio was elected Pope and took the name Pope Francis I. From St. Peter's Basilica Pope Francis I delivered his first blessing "Urbi et Orbi". (Agenzia Fides 13 ...
• 1 March 2013
  VATICAN - The missionary Congregation: "Thank you to Benedict XVI, let us pray for the successor " Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the first day of the "Vacant See", the officials of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (CEP), gathered in a weekly work meeting, listened to the exhortation of the Secret ...
• 28 February 2013
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• 14 February 2013
  VATICAN - Lent in communion with Christians who suffer Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Live "a different Lent " with the mere thought of "Christians in the world who are suffering for Christ's sake": is the invitation addressed to all the faithful in the world by the pontifical righ ...
• 13 February 2013
  VATICAN -Thanksgiving of the CEP and of the missionary Churches to Benedict XVI Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Mass was concelebrated in the Chapel of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, presided over by the Secretary of the Congregation, His Exc. Mgr. Hon Tai-Fai and saw th ...
• 12 February 2013
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Canonization of some Blessed, held on Monday morning, February 11, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made this announcement to the Cardinals present ...
• 12 February 2013
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Vailankanni: following Mary's footsteps, we must "bear witness to our faith through our actions." Vailankanni (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in India is a very vibrant church with a long and deep tradition, and in the context of today’s milieu, you face many challenges in presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a c ...
• 12 February 2013
  VATICAN - The feelings of the Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, His Exc. Mgr. Savio Hon Tai Fai, after the announcement of the Pope’s resignation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, His Exc. Mgr. Savio Hon Tai Fai, released to Fides Agency the following statement: "For me, this news was out of the blu ...
• 28 January 2013
  VATICAN - The Synod for the election of the new Chaldean Patriarch has started Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Babylon of the Chaldeans has started in Rome, convened by Pope Benedict XVI for the election of the new Patriarch. The presidency of the Synod � ...
• 26 January 2013
  VATICAN - The Church for leprosy patients: 547 leprosy centers in the world Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Missionary Church has a long tradition of service to leprosy patients, often abandoned even by their own families, and has always provided them, in addition to medical and spiritual ass ...