A restaurant on the terrace of St. Peter’s Basilica? The Vatican Basilica clarifies the rumors

Jan 29, 2026 18:50

ZENIT Staff

The Vatican’s message was unequivocal: there is no rooftop bistro in the works.

Local Church

Germany: Catholic excluded for the first time because of his political views

Vatican Upholds Removal of German AfD Lawmaker from Parish Council, Marking a Rare Intervention in Church–Politics Relations

Jan 29, 2026 10:58

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

“We cannot vote on the Resurrection”: Cardinal of Cologne absent from German Synodal Path meeting and considers it over

The German Synodal Path has become a test case for how far local churches can go before they collide with the apostolic structure of Catholicism itself. For the Cardinal of Cologne, the line has already been crossed

Jan 29, 2026 10:42

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Pope Leo XIV

Charism, governance, and communion: Three reflections from the Pope to the consecrated lay members of Regnum Christi

Address of the Pope to the consecrated men and women of Regnum Christi at a special audience on the occasion of their respective General Assemblies

Jan 29, 2026 09:53

ZENIT Staff

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A restaurant on the terrace of St. Peter’s Basilica? The Vatican Basilica clarifies the rumors

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV arrives unexpectedly in Rome to dine with old friends from Peru

Pope’s Secretary of State speaks out on ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, and the reconstruction of Gaza

Clergy Arrests, ICE Raids, and a City on Edge as Minnesota’s Churches Confront America’s Immigration Crackdown

Leo XIV to the Congregation for the Dicastery of the Faith: transmission of the faith, proclamation without protagonism or particularism, and justice, truth, and charity in accusations of abuse

Armenian Prime Minister confronts Patriarch Kakerin: he wants to remove him from office and calls him schismatic

What a survey in Germany reveals: Youth Interest Rises as Catholics Distance Themselves from the Synodal Way

Germany: Catholic excluded for the first time because of his political views

“We cannot vote on the Resurrection”: Cardinal of Cologne absent from German Synodal Path meeting and considers it over

Charism, governance, and communion: Three reflections from the Pope to the consecrated lay members of Regnum Christi