«Habemus Papam»

May 08, 2025 10:37

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Popes

Countdown to a new Pope begins: Conclave to start on May 7. Here are more details

The timeline of events adheres closely to the stipulations laid out in «Universi Dominici Gregis», the apostolic constitution issued by John Paul II and later refined by Benedict XVI

Apr 28, 2025 06:42

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Rome

From Cells to Vatican: Inmates May Attend Pope Francis’ Burial in Rare Gesture of Mercy

The penitentiary administration has expressed its full support for the plan, contingent on security assessments and the authorization of the surveillance court.

Apr 24, 2025 17:36

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Causes of Saints•Pope Francis

Cardinals Decide to Suspend Beatifications Until Election of the New Pope

Pope Francis, Bishops and Cardinals, Causes of Saints

Apr 22, 2025 09:02

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Pope Francis

Holy See Press Release: Canonization of Carlo Acutis Is Suspended

Canonization is suspended until further notice

Apr 21, 2025 07:02

ZENIT Staff

Rome

60 years after the Council: study day on Joseph Ratzinger’s thought at APRA

Cardinal Kurt Koch, one of the Church’s foremost ecumenical voices, opened the event with a keynote on Ratzinger’s theological role during the Council. It was not a nostalgic glance backward, but a forward-looking reminder of how the conciliar spirit, if properly interpreted, remains a wellspring for the Church’s mission in the modern world.

Apr 20, 2025 00:29

ZENIT Staff

An Italian: this is the Pope’s new ambassador “to” Donald Trump

Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80, who has held the post since 2016

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

«Habemus Papam»

Why Did the First Smoke of the Conclave Take So Long? The Answers

Women’s «Conclave» «Parallel» to that of Cardinals Also Takes Place in Rome

Swiss Guard: the Vatican army will “celebrate” its anniversary without the Pope and in this way

PHOTO GALLERY: how the Sistine Chapel is getting ready to host the Conclave 2025

“Giro d’Italia” will pay tribute to Pope Francis: the elite of world cycling will pass through the Vatican

Opus Dei postpones reform of its Statutes after Pope Francis’ death

Countdown to a new Pope begins: Conclave to start on May 7. Here are more details

From Cells to Vatican: Inmates May Attend Pope Francis’ Burial in Rare Gesture of Mercy

Cardinals Decide to Suspend Beatifications Until Election of the New Pope

Holy See Press Release: Canonization of Carlo Acutis Is Suspended

60 years after the Council: study day on Joseph Ratzinger’s thought at APRA