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Holy See
Last reviewed: 24 October 2007

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Aid & development: significant through Cartias International which brings together all national Catholic Aid agencies e.g. CAFOD in England & Wales and SCIAF in Scotland under a single umbrella.

The Holy See is supported financially by contributions from the 1.1 billion Roman Catholics throughout the world – 'Peter’s Pence' - the sale of postage stamps, souvenirs, museum admission charges and the sale of publications. The Holy See is also involved in banking and financial activities and has its own bank – the I.O.R. - 'L'Istituto per le Opere Religiose' (Institute for Religious Works).