Holy See Press Release: Canonization of Carlo Acutis Is Suspended

Apr 21, 2025 07:02

ZENIT Staff

Carlo Acutis (C) Carloacutis.Com

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

Pope Francis

Is the Pope Well Again? Five Appearances in One Week and His Doctor’s Opinion: «Let Him Observe the Convalescence»

During the second week of April we have seen more public appearances of the Pope than in the last two months of 2025 together.

Apr 13, 2025 06:38

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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

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

Reflections by Leo XIV on certain elements that constitute the sacred liturgy, such as rite, sign, and symbol

The Pope’s General Audience, June 3, 2026, on certain elements that constitute the sacred liturgy, such as rites, signs, and symbols

Threats of Islamist attacks come to light during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain

The propaganda poster, distributed through online channels associated with Islamist extremism, targets several of the Pope’s most prominent public appearances during his June visit

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Holy See Press Release: Canonization of Carlo Acutis Is Suspended

Francis begins Easter by returning to the Father’s House

Pope Receives U.S. Vice-President Vance in the Vatican. Vance Is Impressed by the Liturgy and Gifts

Pope Francis to prison on Holy Thursday: “I cannot wash your feet, but I want to be close to you”

The Pope Speaks Out on The Increase in Airline Ticket Prices (and Not Only) During Holy Week

Pope Francis meets in Vatican with medical personnel who treated him in hospital: first large audience

Pope Francis Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar in Wake of Devastating Earthquake

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

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

Is the Pope Well Again? Five Appearances in One Week and His Doctor’s Opinion: «Let Him Observe the Convalescence»

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

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