A Coin No Longer Suffices: Rome Puts a Price on Getting Close to the Trevi Fountain

Jan 12, 2026 17:42

The new fee applies only to those who wish to approach the fountain at ground level, directly in front of its cascading waters.

Rome

Benedict XVI’s former secretary in Rome: reconciliation with Francis, traditional Mass, and canonization of Joseph Ratzinger

At the same time, Gänswein has remained a prominent voice in debates over the liturgy. In a recent interview with German Catholic television, he urged Pope Leo XIV to reconsider the restrictions imposed on the Traditional Latin Mass and to return to the framework established by Benedict XVI in Summorum Pontificum

Dec 17, 2025 11:21

Valentina di Giorgio

Protection of vulnerable people

First woman to lead Anglican church could resign before taking office over mishandling of abuse cases

Taken together, the cases in England and North America point to a troubling continuity across Anglican structures that differ theologically and culturally but appear similarly vulnerable to failures of accountability

Dec 16, 2025 11:25

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Rome

Rome and the Church in the United States

The canard about the bishops’ alleged disunity and fractiousness is typically accompanied by other fairy tales

Dec 11, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

At the center of the dispute is Mater Populi Fidelis, the note released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) in early November under the signature of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández

Dec 09, 2025 18:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Vatican City

Why did the Vatican hire Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt for a documentary? Here’s everything we know

The production, a collaboration between Vatican Media, the Fabbrica di San Pietro and AF Films, is being crafted with an eye toward a milestone year. Its release is slated for 2026, when the Church marks four centuries since the completion and dedication of the current St. Peter’s Basilica

Dec 07, 2025 15:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

A Coin No Longer Suffices: Rome Puts a Price on Getting Close to the Trevi Fountain

The Ten Countries That Contributed the Most Pilgrims to the Jubilee and Other Surprising Interesting Data

Vatican City Launches Institutional App

The New (and free) John Paul II House Museum Opens in Rome

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

A new “labor law” for the Vatican: this is what Pope Leo XIV approved

From Boardroom to Beatification: How an Argentine Businessman Is Redefining Holiness

Benedict XVI’s former secretary in Rome: reconciliation with Francis, traditional Mass, and canonization of Joseph Ratzinger

First woman to lead Anglican church could resign before taking office over mishandling of abuse cases

Rome and the Church in the United States

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Why did the Vatican hire Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt for a documentary? Here’s everything we know