Vatican security concerns resurface: person desecrates altar in St. Peter’s Basilica

Feb 07, 2025 21:40

a man of Romanian origin managed to breach the barriers restricting access to the central altar and proceeded to destroy six 19th-century candlesticks Photo: Screenshot

99% of the surveyed dioceses have multiple parishes offering Mass in Spanish.

Pope Francis•Rome

Recovering A Tradition: Pope Francis Will Meet With Rome’s Clergy on March 6

The last meeting, with diocesan priests, men religious and permanent deacons in pastoral service in the Diocese of Rome, was held on January 13, 2024.

Feb 03, 2025 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

“Helping young people accept their bodies and their vocation as women and men is the true path of freedom and happiness,” says Bishop Barron

Feb 02, 2025 16:41

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Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Vatican Seeks to Define ‘Spiritual Abuse’ in Canon Law

Jan 31, 2025 20:18

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries

Cardinal Koovakad Appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

His appointment comes as he succeeds the late Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, a Spanish prelate who dedicated his life to Catholic-Muslim dialogue and passed away in November 2024.

Jan 30, 2025 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church•Testimonies

The smiling Carmelite is on her way to the altars: she is recognized as a “servant of God”

After a winding journey of discernment—including time in two other Carmelite communities—Sister Cecilia María finally found her home in the Carmelite convent of Santa Fe. There, she embraced the contemplative life with a warmth and humanity that would become her hallmark.

Jan 21, 2025 21:05

ZENIT Staff

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

Vatican security concerns resurface: person desecrates altar in St. Peter’s Basilica

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Holy See approves statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation (of which the Legionaries of Christ are a part)

Vatican pronounces on the transfer of days of obligation for Mass in the liturgical calendar

Vatican: they get married in the Church and are fired. They are going to trial against the “Vatican bank”

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Confession in Rome During the Jubilee: Diocese of Rome Gives Norms to Priests

Recovering A Tradition: Pope Francis Will Meet With Rome’s Clergy on March 6

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Cardinal Koovakad Appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

The smiling Carmelite is on her way to the altars: she is recognized as a “servant of God”