The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a profit of 38 million euros in 2019, more than twice the profit reported in the previous year, according to its annual report. In the report, which was released by the Vatican on 8th June, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, president of... Read More
THE NEWS SITE YOU’LL HAVE FAITH IN
Everyone is born to be a servant of God, yet they are also sinners, Pope Francis said. What is important, then, is for people to recognise their sins, feel shame and ask for forgiveness, he added. However, there also are people who are innocent of a crime and yet are sentenced unjustly, the pope said... Read More
An international Catholic peace movement, together with other faith groups, is preparing to demonstrate against Europe’s largest arms fair. In advance of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, which is set to take place in London next month, members of Pax Christi will join people from other faith communities in declaring their... Read More
arms, catholic, challenged, civilians, conflicts, Defence and Security Equipment International, demonstrate, DSEI, east London, Europe, ExCel Centre, fair, Faith groups, Government, international, kill Yemeni, knowledge, liturgy, London, movement, No Faith in War, Pax Christi, peace, profit, protest, protests, resolve, Saudi Arabian, stations of the cross, trade, violence, Violent, war, weapons, weapons fair
It is imperative that sport authorities, politicians and the police work together in order to keep crime rates down, the Westminster Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has stated. Pondering the many reasons for the existence of sport – ranging from entertainment and profit to building communities – Mgr Vladimir Felzmann insisted that it should not bring... Read More
Aberdeen, Aberdeen vs Rangers, Assistant Chief Constable, Bernard Higgins, bosses, BT Murrayfield, capital, Celtic, Chaplain for Sport, clubs, communities, crime, criticism, decision, Edinburgh, entertainment, Europa League, Europe, explanation, fixture, Glasgow, Hampden Park, Hearts, Hearts vs Celtic, hospitals, industrial, issue, James Morris, John Paul II Foundation for Sport, knife, knife crime, League Cup, Mgr Felzmann, Mgr Vladimir Felzmann, murder, officials, petition, police, police federation, Police Scotland, politicians, profit, proposal, Rangers, Scotland, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Professional Football League, semi-finals, slashes, SPFL, sport, sport authorities, stab, supporters, surgeon, together, transport, trauma, tribalism, violence, widespread, wisdom teeth, work, World Health Organisation, wounds
The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a profit of 36 million euros (£31,694,199) in 2016, according to its annual report. The institute held assets worth 5.7 billion euros at year’s end, which included deposits and investments from close to 15,000 clients – mostly Catholic religious orders... Read More
When the search for profits outweighs all other considerations in society, money becomes a god who terrorises humanity – excluding the majority of people and causing those still well off to build walls to cower behind, Pope Francis said. “The entire social doctrine of the Church and the magisterium of my predecessors rebel against money... Read More
The current economic model that places profit over the common good of all human beings must change in order to confront the challenges the world is facing today, a Vatican official said. The world must heed Pope Francis’ warning of the dangers of “an economy of exclusion and inequality,” Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of... Read More
