Vatican

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  12 January 2021
  VATICAN - Father Leonardo Sileo confirmed as Rector of the Urbaniana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 January 2021, the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, confirmed Prof. Fr. Leonardo Sileo, OFM, as Rector of the Pontifical Urbaniana Univers ...
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  9 January 2021
  VATICAN - Testimony of the Rector of the Pontifical College of Saint Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - He lives his mission in complete dedication and in listening to young student priests from all over the world, who spend part of their vocation in Rome, for theological studies. This is wha ...
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  7 January 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis on the Feast of the Epiphany: there is no mission without wonder Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The salvation wrought by Christ "knows no boundaries". It is not reserved for certain privileged groups, but manifests itself "for all men and all peoples". The light of Christ also has its own "me ...
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  30 December 2020
  VATICAN - MISSIONARIES KILLED IN 2020 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, in 2020 20 missionaries were killed in the world: 8 priests, 1 religious man, 3 religious women, 2 seminarians, 6 lay people. This year ...
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  29 December 2020
  VATICAN - The Rector of the Mater Ecclesiae College: "An institute at the service of diocesan Congregations, to make local Churches grow" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our College is very special: it was founded in 1976, it was wanted by Pope Paul VI for the nuns of recently instituted diocesan female congregations. These are the Congregations that ar ...
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  7 December 2020
  VATICAN - Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Iraq on 5-8 March 2021 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis, accepting the invitation of the Republic of Iraq and of the local Catholic Church, will make an Apostolic Journey to the aforementioned Country on 5-8 March 2021. He will vis ...
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  3 December 2020
  VATICAN - Feast of St. Francis Xavier Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church and the missionary world celebrate today, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier (Javier 1506 - Sancian Island 1552), one of the first disciples of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who was pa ...
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  2 December 2020
  VATICAN - General audience: Pope commemorates missionaries murdered 40 years ago Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, Pope Francis recalled the ordeal of four missionaries with the words: "Today is the fortieth anniversary of the death of four North American missiona ...
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  30 November 2020
  VATICAN - Three webinars promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies on missionary charity and fundraising Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The formation activity promoted by the International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), through the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), does not stop in time of a pand ...
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  24 November 2020
  VATICAN - The second edition of "Communication is mission" training course begins Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The second edition of the multimedia training course entitled "Communication is Mission" has begun. The course is promoted by the Faculty of Institutional Social Communication of the Pontif ...
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  18 November 2020
  VATICAN - Appointment of members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples His Eminence Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., president of the Pontifical Counci ...
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  14 November 2020
  VATICAN - World Day of the Poor: in a true Christian community there are no members who give and others who receive. There are only "neighbors" who share Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to ensure that people who live in poverty can make an active contribution to building an inclusive and just society, a transforming Caritas and a welcoming Church", said the spirit ...
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  11 November 2020
  VATICAN - Family: Domestic Church, Missionary Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The latest issue of the Bulletin of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood (POSI) is dedicated to the Christian family in the world today. Citing various documents of the Magisterium ...
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  29 October 2020
  VATICAN - Martyrdom of two Lebanese Capuchin missionaries recognized Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the Decrees concerning the martyrdom of the Servants of God Leonardo Melki and Tommaso Saleh, of the O ...
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  28 October 2020
  VATICAN - Pope recalls violence in Cameroon: "May the guns fall silent and the safety of all be guaranteed" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, Pope Francis recalled the recent violence in Cameroon (see Fides, 26/10/2020). "I participate in the suffering of the families of the young students ...