Vatican employee satisfaction data published: survey reveals fatigue, fear, and demand for dignity

Jan 21, 2026 17:59

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy See and the Vatican City State

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, Indonesia

Rome

Everything you need to know about the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, which began in Rome

As the General Chapter continues, attention will increasingly turn to the election of the new General Government and the priorities it will articulate

Jan 20, 2026 18:31

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The German bishop who brought the local Catholic Church to the brink of schism announces that he will not seek re-election

Bätzing leaves behind a Church that is, by many measures, more fragmented than when he took office, though few observers would place the responsibility solely on his shoulders

Jan 20, 2026 18:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Their appeal comes as Washington faces criticism on multiple fronts: a controversial U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro; renewed threats to take control of Greenland, a resource-rich, semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and a NATO ally

Jan 20, 2026 17:53

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

The renewed warning in January 2026 comes amid heightened international attention to Christian Zionist activism. Although not named explicitly, church officials appear to be alluding to a high-profile event organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December

Jan 20, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

“Live Your Spirituality Without Ever Separating Yourselves from the Rest of the Ecclesial Body”: Pope Leo XIV to the Neocatechumenal Way

Words of the Pope to members of the Neocatechumenal Way

Jan 19, 2026 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s address to the clergy of the Diocese of Rome during a meeting in Paul VI Hall

The 4 tasks Pope Leo XIV gave to the Legionaries of Christ: charism, authority, missionary unity, and synodality

Pope’s address to the Legionaries of Christ during an audience on the occasion of their General Chapter

L	M	X	J	V	S	D
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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
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19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Vatican employee satisfaction data published: survey reveals fatigue, fear, and demand for dignity

In an Era of Doom Scrolling, Young Listeners Are Choosing Hope — and Finding It Through Christian Hip-Hop

Leo XIV receives leaders of the most important traditional Catholic community (in communion with Rome) in audience

New Mass Kidnapping of Christians in Nigeria

USA: A Catholic Vice President Returns to the National Mall as the Pro-Life Movement Tests Its Political Moment

Trump invited the Vatican to the new “Peace Board.” The Holy See confirms that Leo XIV is considering accepting

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of bishop whom Pope Francis appointed cardinal, but who “did not want” to receive the appointment

Everything you need to know about the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, which began in Rome

The German bishop who brought the local Catholic Church to the brink of schism announces that he will not seek re-election

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

“Live Your Spirituality Without Ever Separating Yourselves from the Rest of the Ecclesial Body”: Pope Leo XIV to the Neocatechumenal Way