Pope Francis

Unpublished: This Is the Testament of Pope Francis. Full Text in English

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Apr 21, 2025 13:21

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Estimated Date on Which Pope Francis’s Body Will Be in the Basilica for the Homage of Catholics

Wednesday, April 23rd would be the date on which Pope Francis would be in the Vatican Basilica for veneration by the faithful.

Apr 21, 2025 12:35

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Declaration of Death and Placing of the Body of Pope Francis in the Coffin

On the evening of Monday, April 21, at 8:00 p.m., Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the Rite of Certification of Death and the Placing of the Body in the Coffin.

Apr 21, 2025 07:04

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Pope Francis

Holy See Press Release: Canonization of Carlo Acutis Is Suspended

Canonization is suspended until further notice

Apr 21, 2025 07:02

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Francis begins Easter by returning to the Father’s House

A Shepherd’s Final Journey: Pope Francis Dies at 88, Leaving a Legacy of Mercy and Mission

Apr 20, 2025 03:30

ZENIT Staff

Rome

60 years after the Council: study day on Joseph Ratzinger’s thought at APRA

Cardinal Kurt Koch, one of the Church’s foremost ecumenical voices, opened the event with a keynote on Ratzinger’s theological role during the Council. It was not a nostalgic glance backward, but a forward-looking reminder of how the conciliar spirit, if properly interpreted, remains a wellspring for the Church’s mission in the modern world.

Apr 20, 2025 00:29

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Vatican City

Reimagining Aging: Vatican’s First Longevity Summit Charts a Path for Life with Meaning, Not Just Years

Father Carrara read aloud a personal message from Pope Francis—his first public communication since being discharged from the Gemelli hospital. Through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope extended his blessing to the participants, urging them to champion the dignity of the elderly and recognize their essential role in society.

Apr 20, 2025 00:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Easter baptisms: British dioceses reach surprisingly high percentages, especially of young males

“I meet people looking for something more stable, more grounded,” said Archbishop Mark O’Toole of Cardiff-Menevia, whose diocese reported a 100 percent increase in conversions over the past year. “What we’re seeing, especially among young men, is a longing for coherence and depth.”

Apr 20, 2025 00:19

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations•Young People

1 in 20 new priests by 2025 in the U.S. come from the military. Research reveals surprising facts

Nine in ten responding ordinands (89%) reported being encouraged to consider the priesthood by someone in their life [most frequently by parish priest (60%), friend (52%), or parishioner (42%)).

Apr 20, 2025 00:16

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

India: six Christian families expelled from village for not renouncing their religion

In the predominantly tribal district of Sukma, families were forced out of their homes and dumped in a forest. Only the intervention of the police allowed them to return, but locals first prevented access. Archbishop Thakur laments ongoing persecution, stressing that the Church continues to serve without discrimination despite unfair accusations.

Apr 20, 2025 00:11

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Paris to Host Celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission

The jubilee of the congregation founded by St. Vincent de Paul will include the presence of Cardinals Iglic, Souraphiel, and Rodé, more than 20 bishops, and 150 confreres. The celebrations will culminate on May 1 with a Mass presided over by the Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.

Apr 18, 2025 08:08

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies•Virgin Mary

Official: 72nd miracle of Our Lady of Lourdes recognized: healing of woman with lateral sclerosis

Between 2010 and 2017, her case was examined by numerous medical experts in Italy and abroad, culminating in a conclusion from the International Medical Committee of Lourdes (CMIL) in 2017: her recovery was “complete, lasting, and medically inexplicable.”

Apr 18, 2025 00:25

ZENIT Staff