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Oct 17, 2024 · 2025-01-29 Pope Francis: Saint Joseph, the man who “trusts in God.”. 2025-01-26 Pope Francis: The Word of God always amazes us and calls us to be witnesses of the Gospel. 2025-01-22 Pope Francis: Mary, “Kecharitoméne”, is God’s masterpiece. 2025-01-21 Formation courses for newly appointed bishops: lectures and homilies collected in a volume. 2025-01-19 Pope Francis on the ceasefire ...

Jan 28, 2025 · ASIA/CHINA - The Lunar New Year of Chinese Catholic communities: Blessing for families, visits to hospitals, works of charity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The great “ChunYun army”, the endless crowd of people who travel across China to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their loved ones, marks one of the most significant moments of the year. ...

Jan 16, 2025 · VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Francis on the ceasefire in Gaza: "I hope that with the help of the international community the right solution will be reached for the two States" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord responds to our shortcomings with His superabundance," said Pope Francis during the Sunday Angelus prayer with the pilgrims and believers gathered in St. Peter's Square.

Jan 30, 2025 · ASIA/MYANMAR - Four years after the coup: prayer and charity in the face of violence, hunger and displacement Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholics hope that the state of emergency will not be extended and pray for justice and peace," Joseph Kung, a Catholic from Yangon who works in the National Human Rights Commission, told Fides ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Agenzia Fides - Palazzo “de Propaganda Fide” - 00120 - Città del Vaticano Tel. +39-06-69880115 - Fax +39-06-69880107 The contents of the site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Jan 26, 2025 · 2025-02-06 Appointment of Monsignor Sangalli, Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization. 2025-02-06 Pope's Message for World Mission Day 2025: The Church prolongs the mission of Christ by offering life for all. 2025-02-05 Pope Francis: memory, mercy and promise are key words for the action of God in history. 2025-02-02 Pope Francis on the day of the Presentation of the Lord: “In ...

5 days ago · ABOUT US Fides News Agency (Fides) was created on 5 June, 1927, by order of the Council Superior General of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, as the first Missionary Agency of the Church and among the first agencies in the world, at the service of informing and promoting missionary activity.

Dec 23, 2024 · VATICAN/URBI ET ORBI - Christmas, the Pope: Mercy dispels hatred and the spirit of revenge, let us open the doors to gestures of dialogue by Fabio Beretta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "God’s mercy can do all things. It unties every knot; it tears down every wall of division; God’s mercy dispels hatred and the spirit of revenge.

Baptisms administered While the Catholic population is increasing, the administration of the sacrament of Baptism has decreased worldwide. It fell from 17,932,891 Baptisms administered in 1998 to 13,327,037 in 2022.