Vatican

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  22 January 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: Mary, “Kecharitoméne”, is God’s masterpiece Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Mary, the "masterpiece" of "God’s grace", is a model to imitate "by listening to the word". Pope Francis, during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall, continued the cycle of cateches ...
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  21 January 2025
  VATICAN - Formation courses for newly appointed bishops: lectures and homilies collected in a volume Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A valuable tool for bishops all over the world in guiding their flock is the new volume entitled “Pastori di Cristo. Per una Chiesa sinodale” (“Shepherds of Christ. For a synodal Chur ...
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  19 January 2025
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Francis on the ceasefire in Gaza: "I hope that with the help of the international community the right solution will be reached for the two States" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord responds to our shortcomings with His superabundance," said Pope Francis during the Sunday Angelus prayer with the pilgrims and believers gathered in St. Peter's Square. The Pope ...
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  18 January 2025
  Jubilee 2025: a people who walk through the world in the light of hope by Stefano Lodigiani Rome (Agenzia Fides) - What, or rather who, was the long procession of people looking for who, on the evening of December 29, in communion with the Bishop of Rome and the whole Church, walked the ...
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  16 January 2025
  VATICAN - Meeting on Blessed Paolo Manna at the Pontifical Urban College: "Go out of yourself" and follow and bear witness to Christ Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - He was a missionary in Burma (Myanmar), Superior General of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) and founder of the current Pontifical Missionary Union. These are the main b ...
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  15 January 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - The Pope: The world is full of children who are “sacrificial victims” of abuse and exploitation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Child abuse, of whatever nature, is a despicable act, it is a heinous act. It is not simply a blight on society, no, it is a crime! And it is a gross violation of God’s commandments. No ...
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  14 January 2025
  VATICAN - Monsignor Gosbert appointed office head in the Dicastery for Evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Gilbert Ndyamukama Gosbert, official of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the new particular Churches, ...
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  12 January 2025
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Baptism of the Lord, the Pope: "The face and voice of God are manifested in Jesus’ humanity" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The face and voice of God are manifested in Jesus’ humanity". Pope Francis returned to St. Peter's Square for the Sunday prayer of the Angelus, on the occasion of the feast of the Baptis ...
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  11 January 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Francis inaugurates the Jubilee Audiences: in the pilgrimage of Christian hope it is always possible to “start anew” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the pilgrimage of Christian life a new beginning is always possible. It is always possible to start anew. This was repeated by the Fathers of the Church, such as Saint Irenaeus of Lyon. ...
• 11 January 2025
  VATICAN - Cardinal Battaglia appointed Member of the Dicastery for Evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Naples, as Member of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for the first Evangelization and the New Part ...
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  10 January 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Francis at the “Congrès Mission”: our hope is Christ, and it does not belong to us Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ is our hope”. And “this hope – it is curious – does not belong to us,” because “hope is not a possession you can put in your pocket. No, it does not belong to us. It ...
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  9 January 2025
  VATICAN - The Pope to ambassadors: a "Diplomacy of hope" is needed to overcome the logic of conflict Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - To be "heralds" of a "diplomacy of hope" that gives all the nations of the planet the opportunity to "overcome the logic of conflict" and "embrace" that of "encounter", thus realizing the p ...
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  9 January 2025
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle, on the occasion of the patronal feast of the Pontifical Urban College: "The pilgrimage of hope indicates the initiative of God that leads us to Jesus Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It was in a joyful atmosphere, between prayers and convivial moments, that the patronal feast of the Pontifical Urban College took place on the evening of Tuesday, January 7. Founded at the ...
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  8 January 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - The Pope: «In every part of the globe there are children who are exploited by an economy that does not respect life» Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - «I wish to dedicate this and the next catechesis to children, and to reflect in particular on the scourge of child labour», said Pope Francis, who interrupts the cycle of catecheses dedic ...
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  6 January 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Francis on the Solemnity of Epiphany: “God seeks us even before we ask” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Let us imitate the shepherds and the Magi and "recognize Jesus close by, in the poor, in the Eucharist, in the abandoned, in our brother, in our sister", said Pope Francis, during the Angel ...