Vatican

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  9 May 2025
  The new Bishop of Rome: Missionary and son of Saint Augustine Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a son of Saint Augustine," said Pope Leo XIV in his first address from the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, to the people gathered in St. Peter's Square following his election as the 2 ...
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  9 May 2025
  VATICAN - The first homily of Pope Leo XIV: "Move aside so that Christ may remain, to make oneself small so that he may be known and glorified" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Below is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's first homily during his first Mass as Pope. The celebration took place in the Sistine Chapel, the day after his election. The Cardinals who particip ...
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  9 May 2025
  Leo XIV, Successor of Peter Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Conclave, which began on Wednesday, May 7, elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 266th Successor of Peter on Thursday, May 8. The new Pope took the name Leo XIV and greeted the crowd i ...
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  7 May 2025
  VATICAN - The Gospel read “in a missionary key” in the “Missionary Biblical Commentary on the Sunday Gospel - Year C” by Fr. Anh Nhue Nguyen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Rethinking" the Gospel to help everyone experience their own "missionary conversion." This is the goal of the volume by Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen (OFMConv), Secretary General of the Pont ...
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  7 May 2025
  VATICAN - Mass "pro eligendo Romano Pontifice": "Not a simple succession of persons, yet it is always the Apostle Peter who returns" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The election of the new Pope is not a simple succession of persons, yet it is always the Apostle Peter who returns." A few hours before the start of the Conclave, the College of Cardinals ...
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  6 May 2025
  VATICAN - Conclave: More and more Cardinals from the countries entrusted to the Dicastery for Evangelization gather in the Sistine Chapel by Fabio Beretta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the image of Christ and the Last Judgment painted by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, the Cardinals are gathering in Conclave to elect the suc ...
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  4 May 2025
  Mission, Pope Francis' "main road" By Stefania Falasca* We publish extensive excerpts from the chapter dedicated to the mission in Stefania Falasca's book “Papa Francesco. La Via maestra” (Pope Francis, the Main Road. Edizioni San Paolo, 2025). The ...
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  29 April 2025
  Dialogue, negotiations, disarmament: the Church's path to peace according to Pope Francis Vatican City (Fides Agency) - Three chairs, which soon became two, placed in front of the baptistery in St. Peter's Basilica. Facing each other, Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky - for a quarter of an hour a ...
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  27 April 2025
  Cardinal Parolin to young people at the “Jubilee for Adolescents”: may Pope Francis' legacy become a way of life Vatican City (Fides Agency) - In times of darkness, “the Lord comes to us with the light of the Resurrection to illuminate our hearts.” This is what happened to Jesus' disciples when they encountered the Risen One, w ...
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  26 April 2025
  “Pope Francis, now we ask you to pray for us” by Fabio Beretta Vatican City (Fides Agency) - “The Easter sun shines brightly” on the day when the Church and the whole world bid farewell to Pope Francis, the 265th Successor of Peter, who passed away six days a ...
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  25 April 2025
  Cardinal Tagle: Pope Francis, Successor of Peter and Beloved Disciple by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Fides Agency publishes the homily delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle today, Friday, April 25, during Holy Mass—which he presided over—celebrated with the working co ...
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  24 April 2025
  “Without Him we can do nothing.” The teaching of Pope Francis on mission by Gianni Valente Rome ( Fides Agency) - “I joined the Jesuits because I was struck by their missionary vocation, their constant movement towards the frontiers.” This is what Pope Francis said about himself. Then, ...
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  21 April 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Francis 1936-2025 Vatican City (Fides Agency) - At 9:47 this morning, Monday, April 21, Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced with sorrow the death of Pope Francis with these words: � ...
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  21 April 2025
  Thank you forever, Pope Francis by Gianni Valente Rome ( Fides Agency) - “Remember your leaders, who preached the word of God to you, and as you reflect on the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith."This passage from the Letter to the Hebrew ...
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  16 April 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis and the parable of the Prodigal Son: "Wherever we are lost, and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After meditating on Jesus' encounters with some figures from the Gospels, Pope Francis, continuing the cycle of catechesis dedicated to the life of Christ read in the light of the themes of ...