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Vatican reports surplus in 2024 with asset sales, increased donations
The Vatican reported that it ended 2024 with a 1.6-million-euro surplus ($1.85 million) compared to a deficit of 51.2 million euros ($59.3 million) in 2023.
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Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says
Interior of the Church of Jesus and Mary in Rome, Italy | Credit: Mentnafunangann / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2025 / 10:15 am Catholics in Central …
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‘An encounter with Jesus’: Artist behind living wall memorial for unborn shares mission
A 3D rendering of the Living Wall: Monument to the Unborn by the architect of the Living Wall, bringing to life the painted design by Arkansas artist Lakey Goff. | …
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Vatican City: How the world's smallest state is governed
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts. / Credit: “EWTN Noticias”/Screenshot Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). The Vatican, the smallest state in …
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Ukraine’s Religious Leaders and Munich 2.0
Wikimedia Commons Interior of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine taken in 2019. COMMENTARY: The country whose independence is being threatened is told to make concessions in the name of …
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Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says
By Bohumil Petrík Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2025 / 10:15 am Catholics in Central Europe — especially in Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, and Hungary — play a vital role in fostering …
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Pope to be tested on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon
“This first international trip will be a very public test of Leo’s papacy,” writes Fr. Thomas Reese. “I don’t expect a home run on his first time at bat, but …
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Pope says Thanksgiving is a ‘beautiful feast’ that unites all
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that Thanksgiving was a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike, as he issued a message of thanks ahead of the U.S. holiday
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Under glare of world’s media, Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions …
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‘An encounter with Jesus’: Artist behind living wall memorial for unborn shares mission
A 3D rendering of the Living Wall: Monument to the Unborn by the architect of the Living Wall, bringing to life the painted design by Arkansas artist Lakey Goff. / …