Historical Archives

Brief History

The beginnings and Msgr. Francesco Ingoli’s work It was Msgr. Francesco Ingoli, the first Congregation’s Secretary (1622-1649), who was anxious to collect, from the beginning, the necessary information regarding the ecclesial and missionary situation in the different mission territories. To do this he applied to Apostolic Nuncios, General Superiors of the different Religious Orders and to individual missionaries, thus making Propaganda Fide Congregation the best informed Roman Curia’s...

Regulation

REGULATION for researchers attending the Archives 1. The Propaganda Fide Historical Archives (Archivio Storico di Propaganda Fide) are private archives open to the public. Research is free of charge and open to qualified scholars conducting scientific studies. Application providing personal details (name, family name, address, nationality), qualifications, profession and reasons for the research is necessary to be admitted to the consultation. It is also necessary to provide a presentation...

Archival Funds

Acta Sacrae Congregationis –Acta- (1622-1938) 311 volumes The Acta are the minutes of the Congregazioni Generali (monthly meetings of Cardinals and other members of the Congregation: the reports of the Cardinal Ponente or of the Secretary and the resolution taken by the members. Thus, the Acta reflect the main Conmgregation’s activities and decisions regarding its various duties and competences. Scritture Originali riferite nelle Congregazioni Generali (SOCG) -Original documents referred to...

Agenzia Fides Fund

The Agenzia Fides was founded in 1927 as the first Church’s missionary news agency and one of the first news agencies in the world, serving mission information and promotion. It was founded on a proposal of the Supreme Council of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of Faith, who desired the Missions to be known through the press, to promote missionary work and to arise cooperation to the Catholic Church’s missionary work through spiritual and material aid. The Fides News Agency project...