Vatican City

Vatican Gardens Open to the Possibility of Visits During the Month of May

Tourists will be able to enter this unique space for prayer and contemplation.

Apr 19, 2023 11:54

ZENIT Staff

General Audience

Pope Is Blunt: Today There Are Many Martyrs That Are Banished from Society for Confessing Their Christian Faith

General Audience of the Pope Wednesday April 19 on the martyrs as witnesses of apostolic zeal.

Apr 19, 2023 11:47

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Shanghai: Why Did the Chinese Communist Party Violate Its Agreement with the Vatican?

It appears that the agreement between the two states is binding only on the Vatican, which is expected not to criticize religious persecution in China, but not binding on Beijing, which appoints Catholic bishops without a papal mandate.

Apr 19, 2023 05:32

ZENIT Staff

Angelus

Pope’s Message on Divine Mercy Sunday: “Without The Community It Is Difficult to Find Jesus”

Address on the occasion of the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Apr 16, 2023 02:14

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Vatican City

Vatican: Advent of An Observatory for Marian Apparitions and Mystical Phenomena Related to the Virgin Mary

The objective is to offer concrete support for the study, authentication and correct dissemination of Marian apparitions and mystical phenomena related to the Virgin Mary.

Apr 14, 2023 15:40

ZENIT Staff

Papal Trips•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Receives ITA Airways That Takes Him on Trips and Confirms France and Mongolia as Next Destinies

This is the airline ITA AIRWAYS, the Italian airline that takes the Pope to his international destinations.

Apr 14, 2023 15:35

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Oldest Fragment of the New Testament Is in the Vatican Library

A researcher from the Austrian Academy of Sciences has now discovered the fragment in the Vatican library with the help of ultraviolet photography.

Apr 14, 2023 15:29

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

China Issues the Implementation Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services

No organization or individual may raise money in the name of religion on the Internet, set up online donation boxes, offering boxes, or Niyyah boxes, raise funds for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of religious places, or provide paid religious services.

Apr 14, 2023 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Historic Record of Loss of Faithful in Germany and of Income via Ecclesiastical Tax

In 2022, the collection of funds increased by 200 million, although looking to the future this does not seem sustainable. Added to this is the fact that people’s incomes have dropped and this drop is a trend.

Apr 13, 2023 04:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Theme for the 3rd World Day of Grandparents and Elderly Announced

The theme chosen by the Holy Father is “His mercy is from age to age” .

Apr 13, 2023 04:09

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Explains Four Characteristics of Evangelical Zeal According to Saint Paul

For this reason we ask ourselves: what are the characteristics of true evangelical zeal according to Paul? For this, the text we heard at the beginning seems useful, a list of «weapons» that the Apostle indicates for the spiritual battle.

Apr 12, 2023 04:22

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis

In the Next Two Years the Pope Will Change a Fifth of the American Episcopate

Among the dioceses that will change bishops are New York, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Detroit, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Hartford, Omaha or Mobile. 13 are archdioceses (out of a total of 32) and 21 are dioceses.

Apr 12, 2023 04:21

ZENIT Staff