Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was a congregation of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church in Rome, responsible for missionary work and related activities. It is also known by its former title, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, or simply the Propaganda Fide. On 5 June 2022, it was merged with the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization into the Dicastery for Evangelization.
Palazzo di Propaganda Fide, seat of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Alexandre de Rhodes' Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum, published by the Propaganda Fide in 1651.
The Southwest facade by Borromini: etching by Giuseppe Vasi, 1761.
The North facade at Piazza di Spagna by Bernini; behind the Column of the Immaculate Conception. Credit: Lalupa
Congregation (Roman Curia)
In the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church, a congregation is a type of department of the Curia. They are second-highest-ranking departments, ranking below the two Secretariats, and above the pontifical councils, pontifical commissions, tribunals and offices.
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