Justice and Peace•Local Church

10 million Christian and Catholic migrants at risk of deportation by Trump administration

The John Templeton Foundation, which announced the award on April 9, praised Bartholomew for “pioneering efforts to bridge scientific insight and spiritual wisdom in our relationship to the natural world.”

Apr 13, 2025 17:20

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Ecumenism

Patriarch of Constantinople wins 1.1 million pound Templeton Prize

The John Templeton Foundation, which announced the award on April 9, praised Bartholomew for “pioneering efforts to bridge scientific insight and spiritual wisdom in our relationship to the natural world.”

Apr 13, 2025 17:17

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Dicasteries

A Guardian of Vatican Heritage: Elvira Cajano Appointed to Lead Vatican Monuments Commission

More than an administrative role, the presidency of the Commission represents a stewardship of memory and meaning. Cajano succeeds Francesco Buranelli, a former director of the Vatican Museums and a leading figure in art conservation

Apr 12, 2025 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican concludes lighting, restoration and security works in basilica and necropolis

While much of the work focused on beauty and memory, the Fabbrica di San Pietro also addressed the increasing urgency of safety. With as many as 12 million annual visitors—and numbers expected to swell during the Jubilee—the Vatican has implemented an advanced evacuation plan developed in collaboration with Italy’s national fire department

Apr 11, 2025 18:53

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Psychology and Its Influence on Religion

Do we use our relationship with our earthly father to excuse our poor relationship with God? How do legitimate psychological factors impact our practice of our faith?

Apr 11, 2025 11:11

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Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Darío Salvi (ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 04.11.2025).- Amnesty International today released its annual global report on the death penalty, noting that Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are responsible for 91 per cent of all known executions carried out worldwide in 2024, […]

Apr 11, 2025 11:09

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

Pope Sends Four New Ambulances to Ukraine and a Cardinal to Deliver Them

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, helped by three other Ukrainian drivers, will also go to the country to be with the people so tested by the conflict, to pray with them and to express the Pope’s closeness to them.

Apr 10, 2025 18:55

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican releases report on current status of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing

In its latest Annual Report, the Vatican Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) highlights increasingly effective procedures and greater attention to geographical risk. IOR is confirmed as a well-organized entity as the Holy See receives a positive assessment in the follow-up by the Moneyval Committee of the Council of Europe.

Apr 10, 2025 18:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Unannounced, Pope appears in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at noon on Thursday, April 10

The Basilica was not empty. Among the dozens of visitors were tourists, pilgrims, and even art restorers working behind temporary veils installed by the Fabbrica di San Pietro for the ongoing renovation

Apr 10, 2025 09:30

ZENIT Staff

Ecumenism•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

The Visit of the King and Queen of England to Pope Francis in the Vatican

According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, «Their Majesties were delighted that the Pope was well enough to receive them and that they had the opportunity to express their best wishes in person.»

Apr 09, 2025 18:46

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Mass Intentions at the Easter Vigil

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Apr 09, 2025 18:37

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

The Truth about Transgenderism

What most people do not know is that this is the root of “transgenderism.” Social scientist Ray Blanchard developed a taxonomy for “transgenderism” in men years ago

Apr 09, 2025 18:34

ZENIT Staff