Pope Francis

These Are the Masses Over Which The Pope Will Preside During January and February 2025

Two of these four celebrations are related to Masses in the context of the Jubilee 2025: one for communicators and another for the Armed Forces, the Police and Security.

Jan 08, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025

Jubilee 2025: Half a Million Pilgrims Have Already Crossed the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica

545,532 pilgrims from around the world have already crossed the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Hundreds of groups of faithful have already undertaken their pilgrimage, starting from the new Piazza Pia, carrying the Jubilee’s cross and advancing in prayer by the Via della Conciliazione, to reach the Basilica.

Jan 08, 2025 18:09

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Family Theater Productions Releases New YouTube Series Creating Sacred Beauty

Series finds the faith, ingenuity and talent behind works of art. Creating Sacred Beauty explores how art stirs us, no matter our upbringing, creed, religion, or personal taste … and how Catholic sacred art lifts our minds to the divine, as we seek beauty and meaning.

Jan 08, 2025 17:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Catholics Express Unity with Latin American Catholics with Annual Collection

Last year the collection provided $6.2 million for more than 250 ministries in places where the Church cannot support itself without outside assistance. More than half the money supported pastoral needs, nearly 28% provided disaster relief and about 20% subsidized vocations and the formation of clergy and religious.

Jan 08, 2025 17:46

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

God the Father’s favorites: Pope Francis’ meditation on children in the context of the Christmas season

Pope’s General Audience, January 8, 2025 on children and the scourge of child labor

Jan 08, 2025 17:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

5 million dollars paid for the oldest tablet of the 10 commandments

The marble slab, weighing approximately 52 kilograms, is believed by Sotheby’s to date back to the late Roman-Byzantine era. According to the auction house, the tablet was discovered in 1913 during railway construction in modern-day Israel

Jan 07, 2025 18:02

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Circuit Court Judge David Reddy of Walworth County determined that McCarrick’s case, linked to a 1977 incident near Lake Geneva, would remain in legal limbo. “The court will not schedule further reviews, and the case will remain suspended until the defendant’s death,” Reddy stated.

Jan 07, 2025 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Woman

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Pope Francis’s papacy has been a catalyst for change in the Vatican’s approach to gender inclusivity. Since 2013, the representation of women in the Vatican workforce has increased from 19.2% to 23.4%, reflecting a deliberate shift toward broader participation

Jan 07, 2025 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025

Jubilee 2025: According to Visitors’ Opinions, These Are Italy’s Most Beautiful Churches

Especially during the Christmas period, these splendid churches offered a unique framework to live the most significant moments of the celebrations, be it a Solemn Midnight Mass, a representation of the Nativity or the New Year’s Eve service. According to Istat, one out of every five Italians attends the Christmas Mass, which converts these churches during the celebrations not only into places of contemplation, but also of communion and coexistence.

Jan 05, 2025 20:09

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

What does it mean that Jesus is the light that shines in the darkness and that the darkness did not overcome him? Pope Francis answers

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, January 5, 2025

Jan 05, 2025 20:01

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome

Jubilee 2025: 35 thousand pilgrims passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s on December 25

The inaugural procession was led by the Pope himself, followed by the first group of 50 pilgrims who crossed the threshold immediately after the opening ritual. By Christmas Day, approximately 35,000 pilgrims had already traversed the Holy Door, an enduring symbol of grace and redemption, according to data reported by the Dicastery for Evangelization.

Jan 05, 2025 19:54

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025

Jubilee 2025: going to Rome? These are the travel alerts issued by the British government for its citizens

As the UK government’s advisory highlights, preparation is key to navigating Rome during this unprecedented year. The Jubilee is a rare convergence of faith, history, and humanity—one that offers both inspiration and challenges.

Jan 05, 2025 19:49

ZENIT Staff