Pontifical Mission Societies

Pontifical Mission Societies celebrates 200th anniversary

On: May 4, 2022

Vatican: The Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which falls under the auspices of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, marks the 200th anniversary of its foundation on May 3. May 3, also marks the 100th anniversary of Pontifical Mission Society’s Pontifical status, conferred by PopeContinue Reading

Vatican gradually to defund some mission territories

By: Matters India

On: January 24, 2021

In: International

Vatican City: Earlier this month the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples sent a letter to the bishops of some 1,100 Catholic territories and announced the gradual reduction of the financial support they regularly receive from the Vatican. Since apostolic vicariates and prelatures are regarded by the Vatican as missionContinue Reading