US EditionCash-Strapped Vatican Unveils Fundraising Video Centred on Pope Leo
VATICAN CITY, JUN 17 – Pope Leo XIV called on Italian Bishops to address secularism and societal shifts by promoting peace, human dignity, and dialogue as key to renewing faith and pastoral mission.
- On June 18, 2025, the Vatican revealed a donation appeal video featuring newly elected Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Square, aiming to rally support amid the Catholic Church's financial difficulties.
- This effort responds to a serious fiscal shortfall, including an estimated 631 million euro pension fund deficit reported in 2022, with insiders believing it has worsened.
- The video urges donations to Peter's Pence, a papal fund that received 48.4 million euros in 2023 but faced expenditures exceeding income, highlighting ongoing financial challenges.
- By contributing to Peter's Pence, you provide concrete assistance as the Pope begins his ministry, helping him spread the Gospel worldwide and reach out to those in need.
- This campaign signals the Vatican's reliance on faithful support to sustain its apostolic mission amid fiscal difficulties and encourages unity and evangelization under Pope Leo XIV's leadership.
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According to the Pope, the Catholic Church is in a serious financial crisis.
The Vatican released on Wednesday a video clip of fund-raising focused on Pope Leon's New Testament of the 14th, by which he persuaded his fellow believers to support his mission in the context of the severe financial crisis facing the Catholic Church...
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Cash-strapped Vatican unveils fundraising video centred on Pope Leo
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church.
Leo XIV shares with Italy’s bishops ‘coordinates’ for a Church that embodies the Gospel
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Italian Bishops’ Conference on June 17, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 17, 2025 / 15:56 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received on June 17 at the Vatican the bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Co... [...]
Pope shares with Italy’s bishops ‘coordinates’ for Church that embodies Gospel
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Italian Bishops’ Conference on June 17, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 17, 2025 / 15:56 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received on June 17 at the Vatican the bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI, by its Italian acronym), with whom he shared four “coordinates” for being a Church that embodies the Gospel: proclamation of the Gospel, peace, human dignity, and dialogue.At the beginning o…
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