Pope Francis introduces monthly bonus for large families amid mixed reactions from Vatican employees

Jan 18, 2025 21:23

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis has implemented a financial bonus for Vatican employees with three or more children Photo: Vatican Media

the Pope expressed his solidarity with those affected by the fires in Los Angeles

Pope Francis held his first extraordinary general audience on the occasion of the Jubilee

Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

At present, 184 States have full diplomatic relations with the Holy See. To these must be added the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. There are 90 Diplomatic Missions accredited to the Holy See with headquarters in Rome, among them those of the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Jan 09, 2025 06:15

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis

These Are the Masses Over Which The Pope Will Preside During January and February 2025

Two of these four celebrations are related to Masses in the context of the Jubilee 2025: one for communicators and another for the Armed Forces, the Police and Security.

Jan 08, 2025 18:17

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General Audience•Pope Francis

God the Father’s favorites: Pope Francis’ meditation on children in the context of the Christmas season

Pope’s General Audience, January 8, 2025 on children and the scourge of child labor

Jan 08, 2025 17:41

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Woman

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Pope Francis’s papacy has been a catalyst for change in the Vatican’s approach to gender inclusivity. Since 2013, the representation of women in the Vatican workforce has increased from 19.2% to 23.4%, reflecting a deliberate shift toward broader participation

Jan 07, 2025 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

What does it mean that Jesus is the light that shines in the darkness and that the darkness did not overcome him? Pope Francis answers

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, January 5, 2025

Jan 05, 2025 20:01

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Pope Leo XIV Draws Record Crowds in Argentina: 2.5 Million at Buenos Aires Mass and 650,000 in Córdoba

The Buenos Aires attendance was estimated at 2.5 million by the police, while the municipal authorities put the figure at 3 million

91 US Lawmakers Urge Congress to Invite Pope Leo XIV for Historic Address in 2027

The initiative was led by Democratic Representative Mike Thompson and Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick. Its signatories believe that the Pope’s emphasis on service, compassion for others and human dignity would offer a valuable perspective on the difficult domestic and international questions facing Congress

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Pope Francis introduces monthly bonus for large families amid mixed reactions from Vatican employees

Pope’s baptism of 21 children in the Sistine Chapel

The baptism of Jesus explained by the Pope with “face and voice”

“Begin again»: Pope Francis inaugurates extraordinary general audiences on Saturdays on the occasion of the Jubilee

Pope Francis Intervenes in Two of the Most Vocationally Flourishing Congregations: The Incarnate Word and the Women’s Branch

Biden awards top honor to Pope Francis: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Traits of a diplomacy of hope: the Pope’s address to ambassadors with whom the Vatican has diplomatic relations

Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

These Are the Masses Over Which The Pope Will Preside During January and February 2025

God the Father’s favorites: Pope Francis’ meditation on children in the context of the Christmas season

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

What does it mean that Jesus is the light that shines in the darkness and that the darkness did not overcome him? Pope Francis answers