Franciscan Friar Is Appointed President of the Italian Government’s Commission for Artificial Intelligence

Jan 09, 2024 02:01

ZENIT Staff

Paolo Benanti Photo: il manifesto

Pope Francis•Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

With how many countries does the Vatican have diplomatic relations in 2024?

By the end of 2023, the United Nations recognizes a total of 195 countries. That would mean that the Holy See has no diplomatic relations with 11, making it one of the «countries» with the largest network of relations in the world.

Jan 08, 2024 00:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis•Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Francis and his most important diplomatic speech of the year: here’s what he said

Audience with the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See on the occasion of the greeting of the new year.

Jan 08, 2024 00:14

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

US$260,000 Fine for Refusing to Issue Homosexual Marriage License

Given her religious beliefs, a former Secretary of a Kentucky county in the United States refused to sign a marriage license for a homosexual couple, and District Judge David Bunning declared her in contempt of Court and ordered her imprisonment. She spent five days in jail.

Jan 07, 2024 00:41

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope Francis baptizes 16 children in the Sistine Chapel: photos and words (with permission to shout and speak)

«They are the protagonists of this ceremony: they can speak, move, shout… They are in charge because it is their celebration: they are going to receive the most beautiful gift, the gift of faith, the gift of the Lord,» said the Pope to the parents and godparents of the 16 baptized children.

Jan 07, 2024 00:40

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

«Do you remember the date of your baptism?» Pope’s question to all Catholics

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, January 7, 2024, liturgical feast of the Baptism of Jesus

Jan 07, 2024 00:36

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

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Franciscan Friar Is Appointed President of the Italian Government’s Commission for Artificial Intelligence

Catholic Church Generates 3% of Spain’s GDP in 2024 Thanks to Its Cultural Patrimony

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Supreme Court bars Biden from converting emergency rooms into abortion centers in Idaho

With how many countries does the Vatican have diplomatic relations in 2024?

Pope Francis and his most important diplomatic speech of the year: here’s what he said

US$260,000 Fine for Refusing to Issue Homosexual Marriage License

Pope Francis baptizes 16 children in the Sistine Chapel: photos and words (with permission to shout and speak)

«Do you remember the date of your baptism?» Pope’s question to all Catholics