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

Dec 04, 2025 08:23

The Holy See has published the conclusions of a years-long study on the possibility of admitting women to the diaconate Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane / REUTERS

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican ends decades of speculation: alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé declared “not of supernatural origin”

The decision, approved by Pope Leo XIV on November 3 and communicated to Bishop Jacques Habert of Bayeux-Lisieux on November 12, 2025, represents the culmination of a long process of discernment that began decades ago

Nov 13, 2025 13:46

Covadonga Asturias

Dicasteries•Local Church

German bishops hold meeting with representatives of the Pope to discuss the “Synodal Conference” and other ideological issues

The German bishops, seeking to institutionalize the shared participation of clergy and laity in decision-making, are attempting to craft statutes for a national synodal body with consultative and potentially coordinating functions

Nov 12, 2025 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV creates the position of deputy manager of the Prefecture of the Papal Household for an African Augustinian

At 48, Daleng belongs to a generation of African clergy whose formation has been both local and cosmopolitan — rooted in vibrant Christian communities and refined in the academies of Rome

Nov 11, 2025 18:59

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Marriage and Family

Vatican announces doctrinal document on monogamy: here’s what we know

According to Vatican sources, We Two will seek to reaffirm the enduring truth of Christian marriage as an exclusive and indissoluble covenant. It will explore the theological depth of monogamy, not merely as a social convention, but as a sign that participates in the mystery of Christ’s unbreakable bond with his Church

Nov 10, 2025 09:48

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

The Vatican’s new note is not merely a negative prohibition but an attempt at theological purification—a careful pruning of language to preserve the integrity of devotion

Nov 04, 2025 17:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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

Vatican renounces exclusive use of Latin: new regulations allow proceedings in other languages

This is what working hours will be like in the Vatican and the protection against nepotism according to the new Regulations of Leo XIV

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

Vatican Dicastery Rejects Resignation of the Commissioner of the Heralds of the Gospel

Between acceptance and rejection: Vatican approves new statutes for Communion and Liberation

Mystical Phenomena and Holiness Explained by Pope Leo XIV

Vatican ends decades of speculation: alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé declared “not of supernatural origin”

German bishops hold meeting with representatives of the Pope to discuss the “Synodal Conference” and other ideological issues

Pope Leo XIV creates the position of deputy manager of the Prefecture of the Papal Household for an African Augustinian

Vatican announces doctrinal document on monogamy: here’s what we know

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says