Vatican

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  14 May 2024
  VATICAN - The 'Concilium Sinense' of Shanghai "between history and present": International Conference at the Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Shanghai, May 15, 1924: the “Primum Concilium Sinense”, the First Council of the Catholic Church in China, begins in the Cathedral of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Bishops, Vicars General, religiou ...
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  19 April 2024
  VATICAN - The Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization to the diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “'The mission is mine, not yours,' said the Lord to Saint Francis” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "If we do not have a deep awareness of the meaning and importance of mission in the Church, we would reduce the Pontifical Mission Societies to an organization for collecting and distributi ...
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  13 April 2024
  VATICAN - A new training course for the diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Around 30 representatives of the National Directions of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya, Cameroon, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and Bahrain will take pa ...
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  11 April 2024
  VATICAN - Pontifical Yearbook, the title of "Patriarch of the West": Pope claims honorary title again by Nikos Tzoitis Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the Pontifical Yearbook 2024, published by the “Libreria Editrice Vaticana” (LEV), available since Tuesday April 9, appears on the page with the titles dedicated to Pope ...
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  27 March 2024
  VATICAN - Pope Francis to Catholics in the Holy Land: in these bleak times, participate in the Passion of Christ and bear witness that "the crucified Lord rose from the dead" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community of the Holy Land, over the centuries, "has constantly witnessed, through its own sufferings, to the mystery of the Lord’s Passion". Thanks to this singular proximity to th ...
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  15 March 2024
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: Only the real encounter with Jesus frees us from the temptation to "make faith a theory" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In order to be transmitted, faith in the risen Lord, requires "significant experience lived within the family and the Christian community as an encounter with Jesus Christ who changes life" ...
• 4 March 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Cochin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 2, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Cochin (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Kariyil. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 4/3/2024) ...
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  28 February 2024
  VATICAN - Year of Prayer: Pontifical Missionary Union organizes online conferences on prayer and mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday February 29, a series of videoconferences for missionaries with a focus on prayer begins, organized by the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) and led by its Secretary General, Fa ...
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  27 February 2024
  BRICS+ Is A Polyhedron, Pope Francis’s Favorite Image by Victor Gaetan* Numerous multilateral organizations sprang up after World War II, all with one center—the United States. The World Bank and International Fund were created in 1944 to stabilize the postwar global e ...
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  23 February 2024
  VATICAN - "The Kingdom of God is not built by us, but is a pure gift from Him". Monsignor Sangalli's speech during the course for diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The believer faces constant daily challenges, even in very difficult human contexts, in communion with the Lord through prayer. Without Him and without a real life of prayer, we may be onl ...
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  20 February 2024
  VATICAN - Present and future of the "Missio ad gentes" at the center of the Course for the English-speaking directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - About thirty diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), mostly from the African continent, are participating in the missionary formation course that opened yesterday afternoon ...
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  12 February 2024
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle celebrates “Lunar New Year” with Chinese Catholic students in Rome: “Jesus is the sun, we are the moon” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Church does not shine with its own light. She can only give the light of Christ to the world by reflecting it on her opache body, like the moon reflects the light of the sun. This is the emblem ...
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  6 February 2024
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle at the Conference for the ongoing formation of priests: "In order not to become ‘wolves’ " Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In order not to become ‘wolves’, pastors "must keep watch over themselves or must take care of themselves and their faith. This is ongoing formation". With these words, echoing the Apos ...
• 5 February 2024
  VATICAN - Appointment of under-secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Graziano Borgonovo, until now official of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, as under-secretary for the Dicastery for Evangelizati ...
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  2 February 2024
  VATICAN - Pope's message for World Mission Day 2024. The mission is to invite everyone to the Lord's banquet. By Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Evangelization" is "a tireless going out towards all humanity" to invite everyone "to the Lord’s banquet". This celebration is that of the "happiness of his Kingdom", the c ...