Vatican

• 13 May 2013
  VATICAN - "It is necessary to review the methods of evangelization": Cardinal Filoni at the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Many here present work in dramatic situations of persecution, poverty, violence, conflict and marginalization of their Countries", stressed Cardinal Filoni, at the opening today of the Ass ...
• 8 May 2013
  VATICAN - Annual General Meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies, from May 13 to 18 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the greetings and the Report of His Eminence Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the works of the Annual General Meeting of the Pon ...
• 22 April 2013
  VATICAN - "Finding the right and peaceful paths to overcome the crisis," Pope's appeal for Venezuela Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As Cardinal Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas launched an appeal for calm and relaxation Pope Francis, in the Sunday prayer of the Regina Caeli, called "the beloved Venezuelan people, esp ...
• 18 April 2013
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: dialogue between religions in Asia "for the common good" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the "obvious areas of criticality of the Asian context", marked by situations of "injustice, discrimination, violence, abuse of the creation," "the active presence of different religious ...
• 17 April 2013
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: to evangelize, baptism is enough Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Being Christian "is a gift that makes us go forward with the power of the Spirit in the proclamation of Jesus Christ." And "baptism is enough, it is sufficient to evangelize," to preach Chr ...
• 15 April 2013
  VATICAN - Listening to Asia: Pathways for faith, societies and religions, between tradition and contemporaneity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Listening to Asia: Pathways for faith, societies and religions, between tradition and contemporaneity" is the theme of the International Conference which began this morning at the Pontific ...
• 10 April 2013
  VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Filoni at the Feast of the Pontifical Urban University: to proclaim Christ in the suburbs of humanity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Urban University "has not failed to reflect" on the impressing ecclesial events in recent months, living with intense emotion and spiritual discernment both the renunciation ...
• 10 April 2013
  VATICAN - The new challenges of evangelization in Africa at hte centre of the XX SMA Assembly Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Your Society has left a profound impression, of which today we can see the fruits that the Holy Spirit has created for the generous contribution of Saint confreres," said Cardinal Fernando ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: "Pope Francis exhorts us to evangelize with apostolic zeal" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The new Pope told us that evangelization presumes apostolic zeal. And one must go out towards those in need, to proclaim the Gospel in the suburbs": is what Cardinal Fernando Filoni said, ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - The missionary world celebrates the election of Francis, a Pope close to the poor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis is a man of great pastoral ability of strong faith, a man of prayer and very close to the priests, the elderly, the poor, and above all, a man who emphasized the missionary co ...
• 14 March 2013
  VATICAN - The Argentine Bergoglio elected Pope of the Catholic Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine, 76, a Jesuit, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first Pope to be called Francis and he is the first South American in the histor ...
• 13 March 2013
  VATICAN - HABEMUS PAPAM - We have a Pope: Cardinal Jorge Mario BERGOLIO, Pope Francis I Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - White smoke: Cardinal Bergolgio was elected Pope and took the name Pope Francis I. From St. Peter's Basilica Pope Francis I delivered his first blessing "Urbi et Orbi". (Agenzia Fides 13 ...
• 1 March 2013
  VATICAN - The missionary Congregation: "Thank you to Benedict XVI, let us pray for the successor " Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the first day of the "Vacant See", the officials of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (CEP), gathered in a weekly work meeting, listened to the exhortation of the Secret ...
• 28 February 2013
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• 14 February 2013
  VATICAN - Lent in communion with Christians who suffer Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Live "a different Lent " with the mere thought of "Christians in the world who are suffering for Christ's sake": is the invitation addressed to all the faithful in the world by the pontifical righ ...