Vatican

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  24 October 2025
  What do the Fathers and Doctors of the Church teach regarding the mission to proclaim the Gospel? by Marie Symington In the year 40 A.D. the number of Christians totaled to around a thousand. By the year 400, this figure had increased to nearly 40 million. How did Christianity grow so quickly in numbers in an empi ...
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  23 October 2025
  VATICAN - "Migration, a pilgrimage of hope": Theology's contribution to understanding the migration phenomenon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of people forced to leave their homes due to conflict, poverty and climate change. In this complex global scenario, theology plays a crucial role in the study of migration, offer ...
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  22 October 2025
  VATICAN - Pontifical Missionary Union - PMU: In the Jubilee Year, online courses in missiological studies in French, Spanish and English begin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) launches its online training program in missiological studies on October 24th. The courses, offered in French, Spani ...
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  19 October 2025
  Pope Leo XIV: “Without faith we cannot hope for salvation” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” The words of Jesus, with which the passage from Sunday's Gospel ends, were repeatedly reiterated in the homily of his Holiness Po ...
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  18 October 2025
  VATICAN - Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood to children and young people around the world: "Be missionaries of hope and peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In July, the Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood (POSI), Sister Inês Paulo Albino, addressed an appeal to all National Directions of the Pontifical Mission ...
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  17 October 2025
  VATICAN - Sister Maria Troncatti: “Called to be a missionary” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, October 19, 2025, on the occasion of World Mission Sunday, Blessed Maria Troncatti will be proclaimed a saint by Pope Leo XIV. Sister Troncatti's holiness is demonstrated by the ...
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  17 October 2025
  VATICAN - Catholic Church Statistics 2025 Vatican City (Fides Agency) - As every year, in view of World Mission Sunday, which this year celebrates its 99th anniversary on Sunday, October 19, 2025, on the theme “Missionaries of Hope Among all Peoples”, Fides ...
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  14 October 2025
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle and World Mission Sunday: the "journey" in preparation for the Sunday dedicated to the missio ad gentes continues
  Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations for World Mission Sunday continue with a four-part video series led by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicaster ...
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  13 October 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV on World Mission Day: "I saw first-hand how the faith, the prayer and the generosity can transform entire communities"
  Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, on Sunday, October 19, Pope Leo XIV launched an appeal, released this morning through the Holy See ...
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  12 October 2025
  Erica Siu-Mui Lee: A Chinese Woman's view on the journey of the Church in China after the Council of Shanghai by Dr. Erica Siu-Mui Lee* Rome (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the speech given by Dr. Erica Siu-Mui Lee on the occasion of the Academic Conference entitled "100 years since the Concilium Sinense: between history and pre ...
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  11 October 2025
  Cardinal Parolin: The “Council of Shanghai” and the present of the Church in China by Cardinal Pietro Parolin* Rome (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the speech delivered by by Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the occasion of the Academic Conference entitled "100 years since the Concilium Sinense: between hist ...
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  11 October 2025
  Father Lombardi: The "Concilium Sinense", the Second Vatican Council and the Christian hope for the "real world" by Father Federico Lombardi SJ* Rome (Agenzia Fides) – We publish the speech given by Father Federico Lombardi on the occasion of the Academic Conference entitled "100 years since the Concilium Sinense: between hist ...
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  11 October 2025
  Cardinal Tagle: The “Concilium Sinense”, the Mission and the Church in China today by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle* Rome (Agenzia fides) – We publish the speech delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle on the occasion of the Academic Conference entitled "100 years since the Concilium Si ...
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  9 October 2025
  VATICAN - “Dilexi Te” the first Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV. Christ's preferential option for the poor is everlasting Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to ...
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  9 October 2025
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle on World Mission Day: "It is our participation in the common mission of the Church"
  Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Participation and contribution during World Mission Day is an act of mission, generosity and solidarity. Through this, we proclaim and spread the ...