Cardinal Makrickas takes the helm of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major: the oldest Marian church in the West

Jul 07, 2025 13:23

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas Photo: Facebook

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview•Vatican City

What Is the Difference Between the Holy See, Vatican City, and the Roman Curia? Cardinal Ghirlanda Explains

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, Jesuit, Canonist, and Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Gregorian University, former Rector of the Athenaeum, and Consultant to numerous Vatican Dicasteries, offers a detailed and in-depth reflection on the meaning of three closely related yet distinct terms in their scope and legal and even diplomatic definition.

Jun 23, 2025 22:20

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace

Israel Asks for Peace Yet Invades Iran: The Logic of Reasoning of the Only «Iranian Cardinal»

Iran is home to Christian communities with a small number of Catholics among its population of 82 million, the vast majority of whom are Muslim: 90% Shi’ite and 5% Sunni. There are 22,000 Catholics among Assyrian, Armenian, and Latin-Rite faithful, in addition to immigrant foreigners.

Jun 22, 2025 07:27

Rafael Llanes

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Leader of all U.S. bishops to migrants: “Count on our commitment to accompany you in these difficult times”

Statement by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, President of the U.S. Catholic Bishops in response to increased immigration enforcement actions

Jun 18, 2025 19:26

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

4 pastoral coordinates indicated by the Pope to the Church in Italy (which are valid for other places)

Address of the Pope to the Italian episcopate at the first meeting between the Primate of Italy (the Pope) and the bishops of the country on 4 pastoral concerns that require reflection, concrete action and evangelical witness.

Jun 17, 2025 20:10

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo to bishops on pilgrimage to Rome: “take special care of priests, your first collaborators”

Address of the Pope to the Bishops of Madagascar on pilgrimage to Rome on the occasion of the Jubilee

Jun 16, 2025 19:54

ZENIT Staff

Reflections of Pope Leo XIV on the art of Christian education

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life

Pope Leo XIV Opens the Vatican Doors to the Only Orthodox Apostolate Accompanying Homosexual People to Live in Chastity

Members of Courage are men and women who experience same-sex attraction and who, inspired by the Gospel’s call to holiness and the Church’s beautiful teachings on the good and end of human sexuality, have freely chosen to live in chastity.

Cardinal Makrickas takes the helm of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major: the oldest Marian church in the West

Vatican Assembles Independent Tribunal to Try Former Jesuit Marko Rupnik

Crisis Deepens in Lima Archdiocese Amid Abuse Allegations and Accusations of Mismanagement Under Cardinal Castillo

Vatican: A French bishop succeeds Cardinal O’Malley as head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Pope Francis’ confessor dies in Argentina at age 98

Iraqi Cardinal Warns Against Regime Change in Iran: «It Only Makes Things Worse»

Pope Leo XIV indicates to bishops 4 theological cores and 4 indispensable virtues for a pastor

What Is the Difference Between the Holy See, Vatican City, and the Roman Curia? Cardinal Ghirlanda Explains

Israel Asks for Peace Yet Invades Iran: The Logic of Reasoning of the Only «Iranian Cardinal»

Leader of all U.S. bishops to migrants: “Count on our commitment to accompany you in these difficult times”

4 pastoral coordinates indicated by the Pope to the Church in Italy (which are valid for other places)

Pope Leo to bishops on pilgrimage to Rome: “take special care of priests, your first collaborators”