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Children bear ‘heaviest toll’ in growing global conflicts, says Vatican diplomat at UN
OSV News
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June 30, 2025
(OSV News) — Children are among those who bear “the heaviest toll” in the global rise of armed conflict and “the increasing acceptance of force as a means of resolving disputes,” a Vatican diplomat told the United Nations. “Too many children...
“Their suffering is our suffering”: Vatican Official on Christian Persecution in Nigeria, Calls for Spiritual Solidarity
ACI Africa
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June 30, 2025
Reflecting on the role of ecumenism and interreligious cooperation in times of crisis, Archbishop Nwachukwu underscored the importance of unity and collaboration. “When the room is cold, people come together to share warmth. That is what happens...
Vatican, la banque est au vert mais les finances restent au rouge
FSSPX.NEWS
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Selon le rapport annuel publié le 11 juin 2025 par le site d’information officiel du Saint-Siège Vatican News, l’IOR a enregistré des résultats financiers solides pour l’année 2024, confirmant une trajectoire positive après des années de réformes....
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its €50-60 million deficit
The Malta Independent
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary Catholics to help...
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57 million-$68 million deficit
Washington Examiner
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June 30, 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary...
Vatican report flags ‘outsized influence’ of ratings agencies ahead of G20 summit
BusinessLIVE
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‘Africa risk premium’ will be a focus of November’s G20 gathering A report commissioned by the late Pope Francis has called for the reform of private credit ratings agencies, saying they exert “outsized influence on sovereign debt dynamics”, with...
Monday Starter: Salesian Sisters leader appointed to Vatican dicastery
Global Sisters Report
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June 30, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mother Chiara Cazzuola, superior general of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Expressing gratitude...
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Pope Leo XIV marks feast day with appeal to help erase Vatican’s budget shortfall
Firstpost
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June 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary Catholics to help...
Vatican addresses global debt crisis; Ghana and other countries to benefit
GhanaWeb
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June 21, 2025
The Vatican has established a new global commission of economic experts to address the escalating sovereign debt crisis impacting Ghana and several other countries across the Global South. Announced this week, the high-level Commission of Experts...
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit
Yahoo News
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary...
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit
Associated Press
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June 29, 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary...
Vatican Steps in on Debt Crisis, Offers Hope to Ghana, More
News Central TV
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June 21, 2025
The Vatican has announced the formation of a new global commission of economic experts to tackle the worsening sovereign debt crisis affecting Ghana and numerous other nations across the Global South. The establishment of the high-level Commission...
Vatican-backed report wants debt relief for developing countries
Christian Today
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June 21, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) A report initiated by the late Pope Francis has called for changes to the global financial and debt system in what is the Catholic Church's “Jubilee Year”. The Jubilee Year is a year in which the Catholic Church commits...
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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In churches around the world, Masses on the July 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter's Pence, a fund which both underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope's personal acts...
Vatican Backs Upcoming International Symposium in South Africa, Urges Delegates to Advance Gospel Witnessing
ACI Africa
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June 20, 2025
The event also seeks to create “a just and accountable global debt architecture rooted in equity and the public good; and the development of a Universal School Meals Program as a global commitment to child nutrition and education.” The outcomes of...
Pope Leo looks to MAGA megadonors to shore up Church finances
Politico Europe
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June 28, 2025
The Vatican’s income is mainly derived from property assets and donations including from bishops and Peter’s Pence, the annual June collection by churches for the pope’s “mission” and charitable works. But donation revenue has fallen with...
Vatican sets up global commission to tackle sovereign debt crisis
Business and Financial Times
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June 20, 2025
…Ghana, others in the Global South to benefit By Kizito CUDJOE The Vatican has announced the launch of a high-level Commission of Experts to address the mounting sovereign debt crisis affecting Ghana and numerous other countries across the...
Vatican-backed report urges root and branch reform to tackle escalating debt crisis
New African Magazine
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June 20, 2025
A ground-breaking new report, authored by the Pope Francis’ Jubilee Commission calls for urgent action and systemic reforms to tackle the escalating debt and development crises affecting billions, including African in particular, worldwide. The...
Vatican-backed report seeks financial reform to avert decades of lost development
WKZO - Michigan
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June 20, 2025
By Libby George LONDON(Reuters) -A commission launched by the late Pope Francis has outlined financial reforms it says could help to avert decades of lost development in poor countries that face onerous repayments as global public debts reach...
Finance experts launch report at Vatican on foreign debt relief
OSV News
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June 20, 2025
“Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health, and 2.1 billion live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on education,” the report said. “Interest payments on public debt are...