Vatican Urges Religious Leaders to Promote Peace
The Vatican’s Vesak message urges religious leaders to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace and avoid being “complicit through silence or fear” amid global divisions. The Vatican has called on religious leaders around the world to take an active role in promoting peace and urged them not to become “complicit through silence or fear” in […]
Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig Dies at 79
The longtime Vatican diplomat, who served as apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino, was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023. VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, a former apostolic nuncio, died Tuesday at the age of 79. He was born Feb. 3, 1947, in Unterems, Switzerland. Tscherrig was ordained a priest […]
Vatican Bank Profit Jumps 55.5% in 2025
The Institute for the Works of Religion closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros and approved a 24.3 million euro dividend for the Holy Father. The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), also known as the “Vatican bank,” closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros, an increase of […]
Pope Leo Stamp Artist Reflects on AI in Sacred Art
Spanish painter Raúl Berzosa, who has been commissioned for a number of philatelic works by the Vatican, said that while AI can be a useful tool for ideas or composition, it is a soulless creation. On May 8, the Vatican issued a commemorative stamp marking the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV. […]
Pope Warns Against Denial of Objective Truth
Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world. Pope Leo XIV said the principal threat facing both religion and science today is the denial of the existence of objective truth. He made […]
Haitian Prime Minister Meets Pope, Opens Vatican Embassy
The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening of diplomatic ties amid ongoing political crisis in the Caribbean nation. Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé discussed peace and strengthening relations with the Holy See in Rome over the weekend. The head of the transitional government […]
Pope Names U.S. Bishop to Lead Australia Ordinariate
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates. Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Bishop Steven J. Lopes, bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, to also lead the Anglican ordinariate in Australia, effective immediately. There are three personal ordinariates erected […]
Pope Leo XIV Urges Christians, Muslims to Solidarity
The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.” Pope Leo XIV called on Christians and Muslims to resist the growing danger of apathy in modern society, warning May 11 that the constant stream of images of human suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir […]
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Victims in the Sahel
At the Regina Caeli, the pope also thanked the Canary Islands for welcoming a cruise ship with passengers sick with hantavirus. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for victims of growing violence in the Sahel, thanked the people of the Canary Islands for welcoming a cruise ship carrying people sick with hantavirus, […]
Pope Leo XIV to Sick: No One Should Be Left Alone
The Pope told an assembly of ALS patients that with commitment, faith, and courage, the sick “bear witness that the goodness and value of life are greater than illness.” In recognizing the work of the Italian Association for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AISLA, by its Italian acronym), Pope Leo affirmed that “in the various situations of […]