Vatican

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  5 November 2026
  Pope Leo XIV at the Conference on the first Chinese Bishops: Communion blossoms from the faith of the Apostles
  Rome (Fides News Agency) - We publish the text of the video message of Pope Leo XIV to the international conference "The face of the universal Church in China. 100 years since the c ...
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  31 October 2026
  VATICAN - "The love of Christ sends us forth (cf. 2 Cor 5:14)": the theme of the next World Mission Day 2027 Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – “The love of Christ sends us forth” is the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the 101st World Mission Day, which will be celebrated on Sunday, 24 October 2027. It speaks to the very ...
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  29 October 2026
  VATICAN - "Church of Rome, Missionary Church": Cardinal Reina opens the Urbaniana's Academic Year Rome (Fides News Agency) – "The Gospel reaches Rome so that from Rome it may keep on running." Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome, reflected on the missionary vocation of t ...
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  28 October 2026
  VATICAN/CHINA - “The Face of the Universal Church in China”: Conference at the Urbaniana University Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Ordinations of the First Six Chinese Bishops, Featuring the Bishops of Beijing and Haimen Rome (Fides News Agency) – A hundred years ago, six Chinese priests set sail from Shanghai to receive episcopal consecration at the hands of the Successor of Peter, Pope Pius XI, in Saint Peter's Basilica. In the comin ...
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  26 October 2026
  VATICAN/MONGOLIA - Leo XIV receives Cardinal Marengo and the abbot of Gandan Monastery, the heart of Mongolian Buddhism by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – This morning Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, and the Venerable D. Javzandorj, the 30th Khamba Nomun Khan a ...
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  23 October 2026
  "Gift exchange between the Churches requires conversion": Fr. Stan Chu Ilo on the "Church of the Sheaves" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – Diverse Churches, many stories, and an exchange of gifts that runs in every direction. On the sidelines of the first international conference of "The Church of the ...
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  23 October 2026
  THE CHURCH OF THE SHEAVES CONFERENCE - Listening the Continents: Gifts, Challenges and New Missionary Pathways by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – “From mission territories to missionary Churches”: the title of one of the sessions sums up the second day of the first international conference of “The Churc ...
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  22 October 2026
  “Gifts to give and gifts to receive”: The Church of the Sheaves opens its first international conference in Rome by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – "Your presence, drawn from different Churches, cultures, and pastoral contexts, already expresses the fundamental truth – the truth that the mission of the Church ...
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  20 October 2026
  Archbishop Nwachukwu presents the “Church of the Sheaves”, an initiative born out of gratitude by Marie-Lucile Kubacki
  Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Missionaries who once left their homes, unsure whether they would ever return, sowed seeds that have since borne fr ...
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  18 October 2026
  100th WORLD MISSION SUNDAY - Pope Leo XIV: May the Church always remain faithful to the mandate of the Risen Lord Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – “Today we celebrate the 100th World Mission Day. Let us think of how much missionary history has unfolded over these one hundred years!” With these few words, spoken from the win ...
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  16 October 2026
  Catholic Church Statistics 2026 Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The number of Catholics worldwide is increasing, and the number of priests is growing again, albeit slightly. Meanwhile, the number of women religious and major seminarians continues ...
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  15 October 2026
  VATICAN - On the eve of the 100th World Mission Day, Pope Leo XIV entrusted to the Virgin Mary’s care during the International Missionary Rosary Rome (Fides News Agency) – On Saturday, 17 October, at 3 p.m., prayers will be offered for the Church’s mission throughout the world, as well as for Pope Leo XIV’s health and recovery. These intentions will be inte ...
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  14 October 2026
  VATICAN - Ten years of Amoris Laetitia: Pope Leo XIV urges families to nurture love, prayer and welcome Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Emotion was palpable among those attending Mass celebrated this morning in St Peter’s Square, as their thoughts turned to Pope Leo XIV, who underwent surgery yesterday at the Gemell ...
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  13 October 2026
  Leo XIV to the John Paul I Vatican Foundation Conference: peace is a daily Mission Rome (Fides News Agency) – “‘Safeguarding and promoting peace is a responsibility for each of us and, at the same time, a mission to be cultivated patiently in every sphere of our daily lives.” This was Pope Leo ...
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  13 October 2026
  Rome, Sassari, the world: The birth of World Mission Sunday in five stages by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – A day dedicated to bringing the missionary dimension into the everyday life of parishes through prayer, awareness of distant communities and the sharing of ...