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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

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

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

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

Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M., until now parish priest of Saint Anthony of Padua on Kiriwina Island and of Blessed John Mazzucconi on Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea, as vicar apostolic of Tierradento, Colombia.Msgr. Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M., was born on 17 November 1959 in Circasia, ... read more

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is voicing opposition to proposed regulatory changes that would impose stricter immigration rules for housing and employment.A housing rule proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could cause families to lose federal housing assistance if some family members lack legal immigration status. Current rules allow ... read more

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

Manila – The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are “a democratic demonstration of accountability” and not “political persecution,” remarked Bishop José Colin Bagaforo, Bishop of Kidapawan, coordinator of the "Interreligious Council of Leaders for National Transformation, in which representatives of religious communities, civil society organizations, associations, unions, and student movements unite to raise ... read more

by Melanie Rigney If you had encountered this Capuchin friar, you might have given him a second glance because of his stature —and then moved on. Other than being just 4 feet, 6 inches tall, there wasn’t much that was noteworthy about Leopold. He had all kinds of health issues, including stuttering and throat problems ... read more

The U.S. government on May 8 began releasing files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) — previously referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — generating nationwide speculation regarding government evidence of extraterrestrial life and nonhuman intelligence. But what does the Catholic Church have to say about it? There is “no dogma or formal teaching” ... read more