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The Vatican Bank releases its 2026 results: a 55.5% increase in profits compared to 2024

The robustness of the Tier 1 ratio, as well as the liquidity ratios, rank the Institute among the most solid financial institutions in the world in terms of capitalization and liquidity

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128,750 Christians in Nigeria killed over 17 years: the $10 million cover-up of the genocide in Nigeria

Tinubu’s administration has launched a $10 million lobbying front to silence human rights accountability in the U.S. and whitewash the genocide of Nigerian Christians. This isn’t just spin — it’s a calculated effort to rewrite history while innocent lives are increasingly at risk

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Courage, a Catholic-Orthodox ministry that supports gay people, has filed a complaint against the Vatican Synod for slander and defamation

Courage International, a ministry founded more than four decades ago to accompany men and women seeking to live according to the Catholic Church’s teaching on chastity, issued an unusually forceful statement on May 8 accusing the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod of publishing what it called a “false and unjust” portrayal of its work

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Questions about liturgy: Cloths on Altars

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

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Which comes first: the commandments or love of God? Pope Leo XIV answers

Address on the occasion of the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, May 10, 2026

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Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know

Digital giving expanded dramatically during and after the pandemic. In 2020, only 58 percent of congregations offered online giving options. By 2025, that number had climbed to 76 percent. Researchers estimate that roughly 40 percent of church income now arrives through online donations.

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Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

Sister Francis Piscatella told Fox News: "I've stopped counting my years. I never thought I'd reach this age."

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The decline of marriage in a specific country (New Zealand): a symptom of a global trend and the Vatican’s response

At the same time, divorces rose by 5 percent in 2025, reaching 7,887 cases. For the first time, the country’s divorce rate surpassed its marriage rate, although Stats NZ noted that the two indicators are calculated using different population bases.

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Bishop Lowe elected to second term as NZCBC president

Bishop Lowe said the New Zealand bishops work very collaboratively, which is a source of comfort for him as president.

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