“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

Mar 04, 2026 09:45

Jorge Enrique Mújica

what does it mean to be human in a rapidly changing world?

Vatican City

Digital, cultural, conservation, and even interactive: these are the projects launched to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica

The IV Centenary of the Dedication represents an opportunity to remember and look to the future: relaunch of the «Digital Mission of the outgoing Basilica»; Eni’s cutting-edge technologies and skills at the service of pilgrims and visitors to get to know, experience and interact with the Vatican Basilica

Feb 16, 2026 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Woman

Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

She is Sister Simona Brambilla, M.C., Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

Feb 15, 2026 18:33

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries

The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves

We now offer the statement issued by the General House of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X on the same day

Feb 14, 2026 11:54

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Epstein’s documents, Pope Francis, and what they say about the Vatican

Taken together, the correspondence portrays the Vatican as more than a spiritual authority in the eyes of Epstein and his associates. It appears as a pressure point in global politics: influential in debates over migration, environmental stewardship, populism and relations with China

Feb 13, 2026 17:01

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Rome

Lefebvrists at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican: This Is How the Meeting Went Towards a Canonical Statute for the Fraternity

After clarifying some points raised by the FSSPX in various letters, sent especially between 2017 and 2019, among others, the discussion focused on the question of the Divine Will regarding the plurality of religions.

Feb 12, 2026 08:37

ZENIT Staff

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

A Barracks for the 21st Century: How the Vatican Plans to Rebuild the Home of the Swiss Guard

Lefebvrians opt for schism leading to excommunication and reject Vatican offer

Canon Law in a Synodal Key: Vatican Launches Eastern Commission to Revisit the CCEO

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

ACI Prensa and Catholic News Agency will disappear: they will be merged into the new EWTN News

Digital, cultural, conservation, and even interactive: these are the projects launched to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica

Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves

Epstein’s documents, Pope Francis, and what they say about the Vatican

Lefebvrists at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican: This Is How the Meeting Went Towards a Canonical Statute for the Fraternity