Vatican City

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

But the commitment to sustainability isn’t stopping with internal operations. Exelentia is also donating two custom-designed electric vehicles tailored specifically for the needs of Pope Francis.

Apr 16, 2025 16:39

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger

The figure depicted is a weary traveler—hooded, hunched, staff in hand, belongings packed in a weathered bag. It might be easy to mistake him for one of Rome’s countless homeless, often overlooked by pilgrims rushing toward the Basilica. But this figure holds a secret.

Apr 16, 2025 16:35

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Young People

80 thousand teenagers in Rome for historic first Jubilee of Teenagers with canonization of Carlo Acutis

Backed by numerous dioceses and youth ministries, the event enjoys broad support from Catholic movements including the Salesian Youth Movement, Catholic Action, Regnum Christi’s ECYD, and Italy’s national scouting association AGESCI

Apr 16, 2025 16:22

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome•Young People

UNIV 2025: Young People from Around the World in Rome for the Jubilee

This edition’s reflections centre on the idea of citizenship. “Although in our globalised world, we seem more interconnected than ever,” the organisers explain, “we seem to have lost sight of what citizenship really means. What does that mean about our identity as citizens? What virtues or examples do we need in order to foster the common good in today’s world? How can we grow?”

Apr 16, 2025 16:19

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences

The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy will offer a curriculum of formation that integrates legal, historical, political, economic and linguistic skills with a solid scientific foundation.

Apr 15, 2025 16:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis composed meditations for Good Friday (and will not be present at the main rites)

Nevertheless, Francis’s physical absence will be felt during the most symbolically rich liturgies of the Catholic calendar. In a gesture both practical and pastoral, he has personally delegated the leadership of the major Holy Week celebrations to trusted cardinals.

Apr 15, 2025 16:41

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Documents

Complete Decree in English of the Dicastery for the Clergy on the Discipline of Mass Intentions

The new dispositions come into force on Easter Sunday 2025, namely, April 20.

Apr 15, 2025 06:37

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

Official Press Release: Sodalitium Christianae Vitae Is Officially Suppressed

The press release of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life concludes stating that “Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu-Farnós has also been appointed as Apostolic Commissioner to oversee the acts, procedures and any other type of initiative, useful and in any case functional to implement the dispositions related to the suppression, as well as to address all the consequences arising from the same decision.”

Apr 15, 2025 06:33

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies•Virgin Mary

Vienna Marathon Winner Publicly Thanks the Virgin Mary

Immediately after crossing the finish line, Haftamu Abadi publicly demonstrated his piety, taking out of his running gear an image of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus, crossed himself and kissed the image, showing it to the cameras.

Apr 14, 2025 16:45

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship

Vatican issues decree on regulation of Mass intentions effective Easter 2025

One of the most notable changes involves so-called “collective intentions” — where several faithful offer stipends to be included in a single Mass

Apr 14, 2025 16:34

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Synodality against episcopacy?

Vatican II corrected an imbalance in the relationship between the pope and the bishops that had crept into Catholic theology and practice since Vatican I by teaching that bishops are true vicars of Christ in their local Churches, not mere branch managers of Catholic Church, Inc., executing instructions from the CEO in Rome

Apr 14, 2025 16:31

ZENIT Staff

Islam•Testimonies

The story of the Irish priest who forgave the young Muslim man who stabbed him

As a man of faith, I am committed to forgiveness,” he told the court. “And I offer it to you, not because you ask it, but because it is the path to healing. May it help you become the man you were meant to be.”

Apr 14, 2025 16:29

ZENIT Staff