Vatican

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  17 May 2025
  VATICAN - Pallium and Fisherman's Ring, symbols of the mission of the Successor of Peter Vatican City – The Mass "for the inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome" officially marks the beginning of the pontificate of the newly elected Pope. This solemn celebration, rich in liturgical sign ...
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  16 May 2025
  Pope Leo to the Diplomatic Corps: Peace, Justice and Truth, 'key words' of papal diplomacy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Peace, Justice, Truth. These are the three words Pope Leo XIV chose in his address to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See. Peace which is "the first gift of Christ" ...
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  14 May 2025
  Leo XIV to Eastern Catholics: You are precious. Continue to be outstanding for your faith, hope, and charity, and nothing else Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “You are precious”. “The Church needs you”. “Continue to be outstanding for your faith, hope, and charity, and nothing else”. Pope Leo XIV receives in audience a multitude of ...
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  12 May 2025
  VATICAN - The Pope to journalists: choose consciously and courageously the path of communication in favour of peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "You are at the forefront of reporting on conflicts and aspirations for peace, on situations of injustice and poverty, and on the silent work of so many people striving to create a better w ...
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  11 May 2025
  VATICAN/REGINA CAELI - Leo XIV: May Jesus grant the world "the miracle of peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Leo entrusts his prayer for peace to Mary, the "Queen of Peace," "so that she may present it to the Lord Jesus to obtain for us the miracle of peace." With this, Pope Leo XIV concluded ...
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  11 May 2025
  VATICAN/REGINA CAELI - Pope Leo: Jesus guides the Church, the Church needs spiritual vocations Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I consider it a gift from God that the first Sunday of my service as Bishop of Rome is Good Shepherd Sunday". With these words of gratitude Pope Leo XIV began his brief address during his ...
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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 ...