Vatican

• 11 May 2021
  VATICAN - Catechists: a pride of the missionary Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During one of his pastoral visits to Africa, Pope John Paul II addressed the catechists of Angola, gathered in the Cathedral of Benguela, with these words that can reflect the reality of ca ...
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  11 May 2021
  VATICAN - The missionary catechist is not just a substitute in the field of evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the publication of the Motu Proprio "Antiquum ministerium" (= AM) with which Pope Francis establishes the ministry of catechists, Agenzia Fides has asked Prof. D. Luciano ...
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  5 May 2021
  VATICAN - The "true jewels" at the College of St. Peter, where "one evangelizes by forming" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Formation for a priest today, is integral. We are interested not only in intellectual formation, but also in human formation, spiritual formation and missionary and pastoral formation". Th ...
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  4 May 2021
  VATICAN - Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith looks ahead to the upcoming 200th anniversary celebrations Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On May 3, 2021 the Society for the Propagation of the Faith celebrated the 199th anniversary of its founding and the 99th anniversary of its recognition as "Pontifical". Despite the chal ...
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  1 May 2021
  VATICAN - Fr. Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, Vietnamese Franciscan Friar, new Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, OFMConv, is the new Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), as well as Director of the International Center for Missionary Animation (CIAM) a ...
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  30 April 2021
  VATICAN - Jeanne Bigard, the mother of a multitude of priests Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Looking closely at the influence of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter from its origins to today, some are surprised and wonder what were the most important character traits that allowed ...
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  26 April 2021
  VATICAN - Closeness and support of the Dicastery of "Propaganda Fide" to the wounded Bishop in South Sudan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "With great sorrow, this missionary Dicastery has come to know of the attack against the newly elected Bishop of Rumbek (South Sudan) around midnight on April 25, at the hands of two armed ...
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  24 April 2021
  VATICAN - World Day of Prayer for Vocations: increases in Africa and Asia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The "World Day of Prayer for Vocations" is celebrated on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, this year on April 25, which is known as "the Sunday of the Good Shepherd", as in the Eucharistic litur ...
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  24 April 2021
  VATICAN - Day of Vocations and Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle: today mission calls everywhere Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which has now become a traditional appointment in the Church, was established by Pope Paul VI and officially celebrated for the first time on Sunday ...
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  13 April 2021
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle: Baptism is the beginning of a journey of faith Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Baptism is the beginning of a journey of faith". Parents, who raise their children in proper upbringing, food, education, good manners, are also called to cultivate the gift of faith "and train th ...
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  25 March 2021
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle: "The pandemic has exacerbated the inequalities and wounds of the world" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic has highlighted other types of diseases that already existed before: the lack of brotherhood and the barriers that separate the rich and the poor. There are those who can acce ...
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  20 March 2021
  VATICAN - Pope authorizes Decrees on heroic virtues concerning three religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 17, 2021, the Holy Father Francis received in Audience His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the Audie ...
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  16 March 2021
  VATICAN - Webinar of the Pontifical Mission Societies on Communication and Fundraising: From "fund-raising" to "faith-raising" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the educational initiatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), the Pontifical Missionary Union and the International Center for Missionary Education (CIAM) have organized ...
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  15 March 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis to Filipino migrants in Rome: you are "smugglers of faith" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I have often said that here in Rome Filipino women are “smugglers” of faith! Because wherever they go to work, they sow the faith”. This is what Pope Francis repeated during the homily of th ...
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  10 March 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis' gratitude for his trip to Iraq: "Muslims invite Christians to return, and rebuild churches and mosques together" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Muslim residents of Mosul invite their Christian fellow citizens to return "to rebuild churches and mosques together". This is the image that Pope Francis sees as the seed of the rebirth of thi ...