The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

Feb 13, 2026 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Nina Benedikta Krapić, M.V.Z., as deputy director of the Holy See Press Office

Dicasteries•Woman

Vatican publishes conclusions of study on women and the diaconate: here’s what it says

What the report ultimately provides is not closure but a map: a chart of the questions that still divide scholars, bishops, and believers.

Dec 04, 2025 08:23

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Woman

First woman appointed as General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Responding to her invitation from the bishops, Luisa said, «I look forward to serving the Bishops of Scotland in my new role as General Secretary, bringing together my experience in the Church and in the world of business.»

Nov 23, 2025 21:09

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City•Woman

Pope Leo XIV corrects Pope Francis’ canonical error: now any woman (or lay person) can be governor of the Vatican

The correction may look like a technical revision, but its reach extends far beyond the pages of the Fundamental Law. It clarifies, regularizes and ultimately stabilizes one of the most symbolically significant decisions of Pope Francis’s final years in office: the appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini as President of the Vatican City State’s administration

Nov 23, 2025 12:13

Valentina di Giorgio

Gender Ideology•Woman

Gender Ideologues Plot Removal of UN Human Rights Expert

Anna Cody, Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner, attempted to engineer the firing of Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls.

Nov 22, 2025 11:51

ZENIT Staff

Woman

Vatican to announce decision on female deacons soon, according to revelations

Two separate study bodies are now working in parallel. One is tasked with evaluating how women participate in the life, mission, and governance of the Church writ large. The other, more narrowly focused, is examining the historical, theological, and pastoral dimensions of a possible female diaconate

Nov 17, 2025 17:41

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV Suppresses Body Created by Pope Francis: The Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

In a Chirograph, the Pope notes that he shares Pope Francis’s request «that the Church pay attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them,» which implies that World Children’s Day will continue to be celebrated.