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The longtime Vatican diplomat, who served as apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino, was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023. Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig in 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, a former apostolic nuncio, ... read more

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 on April 11, 1974. He later earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1978, he entered the diplomatic service ... read more

The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ. ... read more

Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was asked if the Vatican intends to impose sanctions on the German bishops after the continued promotion of a handbook for blessing same-sex couples. ... read more

DCStockPhotography The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The bishops warned that proposed rules could have moral consequences, with people losing housing assistance and others being denied the opportunity to work. ... read more

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 55.5% over the 32.8 million euros recorded the previous year.The institution, founded by Pope Pius XII in 1942 and staffed by just over 100 employees, thus consolidated a ... read more

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), popularly known as the Vatican Bank. | Credit: Vatican Media ... read more

On May 8, the Vatican issued a commemorative stamp marking the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV. The stamp, issued by the Vatican City Postal and Philatelic Service, features a portrait of the Holy Father set against an image of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, whose feast the Church celebrates ... read more

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. Raúl Berzosa paints the new commemorative stamp of Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Photo courtesy ... read more

Simone Risoluti Pope Leo XIV presides over the Prayer Vigil for Peace in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 11, 2026. During his recent apostolic trip to Cameroon, the Pope called on Catholic university students from central Africa to be ‘pioneers of a new humanism in the context of the digital revolution.’ ... read more

Sydney – Not just charity, but communion. This is how Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, defined the commitment of the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia to the people of Myanmar. He made this statement at the opening of the biannual plenary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney, ... read more

Quelimane – The Islamist insurgency continues in Cabo Delgado province. Recent attacks in districts such as Nangade, Mocímboa da Praia, and in the southern areas have targeted civilians, soldiers, missionaries, and miners, causing deaths, burning homes, and displacing hundreds of people. A raid in Namacuili caused at least four dead, while armed groups are attacking ... read more

Wenzhou – The consecration and opening of a new church dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Patron Saint of missions, marks a new beginning for the faith and commitment of the Catholic community of Zhaoyang, part of the Shuitou parish in Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province. The small coastal community in the Diocese of Wenzhou, historically ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has elevated the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, to a diocese, with the same name and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Accra.The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D., until now vicar apostolic of Donkorkrom, as first bishop of Donkorkrom, Ghana.STATISTICAL ... read more

On the first day, the pilgrims (Register author is pictured in center of photo) walk 18.5 miles, from Ferrol to Pontedeume, Spain. COMMENTARY: Something about walking the Camino made praying come as naturally as breathing. ... read more