Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Vatican City

In Ten Years of Pope Francis’ Pontificate, the Number of Women Working in the Vatican Has Increased from 846 to 1,165

One out of every four of the Vatican’s employees is a woman.

Mar 08, 2023 07:16

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Ireland: vocation drive through a year dedicated to promoting the priesthood

«A key objective of this Year of Vocations is to start conversations within families, with priests and in parish communities on the beauty of the vocation of priesthood. Feedback from newly ordained priests indicates a strong correlation between their calling and encouragement received from a priest about their ministry, in other words taking the risk for Christ.»

Mar 08, 2023 05:42

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Advent of the Florence Leadership Academy in Italy

The Florence Leadership Academy is geared to High School students (and other age groups eventually). The educational format includes monthly evening meetings, weekend and week-long intensive training courses with leadership experts in all areas of society. 

Mar 07, 2023 14:09

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Highlights Three Characteristics of the Synodal Journey That Are Essential for Future Priests

Address to the Saint Mary’s Seminary community of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Mar 07, 2023 14:02

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Pope Francis

This Is the New Team of Cardinals That Will Advise the Pope in the Government of the Church

These appointments were made as the period of the previous Council expired. The Archbishops of Munich (Marx), Tegucigalpa (Madariaga), Bombay (Gracias) and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (Vatican) were not renewed.

Mar 07, 2023 13:57

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

The Numeric State of the Catholic Church Up to 2023 

Vatican published its most recent data on the numeric state of the Church.

Mar 06, 2023 04:38

ZENIT Staff

Angelus

What Did the Disciples See in the Transfiguration? Pope Francis Answers

Address on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus  on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Mar 06, 2023 02:00

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Women’s Three Languages (Mind, Heart and Hands): Pope Francis meets with Vatican’s Publishing Journalists

Meeting with the team of the monthly magazine “Women, Church and World,” supplement of L’Osservatore Romano, daily newspaper of Vatican City State, on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary.

Mar 05, 2023 02:10

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The Catholic App that Eclipsed Netflix, Instagram and Tik Tok in Google’s Applications Store

Hallow started at the University of Notre Dame in 2018 and has spread to 150 countries, reaching 100 million prayers in 2022, supported in its service.

Mar 05, 2023 02:05

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis asks for prayers for abuse victims during March

The new Pope Video is an appeal to listen, accompany, and protect people who have been abused by members of the ecclesial community.

Mar 02, 2023 01:23

ZENIT Staff

Papal Trips

Hungary Will Be Pope Francis’ Next Stop. Here Is His Travel Schedule for 2023

Budapest is the Holy Father’s next stop in his International Apostolic Journeys.

Mar 01, 2023 03:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Schism in the Anglican Communion: 75% Break with England Over Gay Blessings and Putting in Doubt God’s Gender

Since February 2023, a large number of Anglican communities of Africa, Asia and South America have severed communion with England over doctrinal and ethical discrepancies, especially in regard to homosexuality.

Mar 01, 2023 01:16

ZENIT Staff