Pope Decides to Ban the Sodalitium of Christian Life and Entrusts Its Execution to a Controversial Priest

Jan 20, 2025 14:15

Pope Francis in private audience with the Superior General of the Sodalitium in 2023 Photo: Sodalitium of Christian Life

Pope Francis has implemented a financial bonus for Vatican employees with three or more children

These guidelines will soon be supported by detailed legislation and regulatory frameworks to ensure their practical application.

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Circuit Court Judge David Reddy of Walworth County determined that McCarrick’s case, linked to a 1977 incident near Lake Geneva, would remain in legal limbo. “The court will not schedule further reviews, and the case will remain suspended until the defendant’s death,” Reddy stated.

Jan 07, 2025 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Woman

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Pope Francis’s papacy has been a catalyst for change in the Vatican’s approach to gender inclusivity. Since 2013, the representation of women in the Vatican workforce has increased from 19.2% to 23.4%, reflecting a deliberate shift toward broader participation

Jan 07, 2025 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome

Jubilee 2025: 35 thousand pilgrims passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s on December 25

The inaugural procession was led by the Pope himself, followed by the first group of 50 pilgrims who crossed the threshold immediately after the opening ritual. By Christmas Day, approximately 35,000 pilgrims had already traversed the Holy Door, an enduring symbol of grace and redemption, according to data reported by the Dicastery for Evangelization.

Jan 05, 2025 19:54

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Good News•Pope Francis

Pope Francis canonizes the nuns whose martyrdom meant the end of the French Revolution: famous for the book by Geroge Bernanos

The Martyrs of Compiègne: Pope Francis Declares Carmelite Nuns Saints Through Rare Canonization

Jan 03, 2025 20:28

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Christmas Break at ZENIT

After almost 4 years without doing so, ZENIT has had a pause in the context of Christmas

Dec 22, 2024 22:18

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

Pope Decides to Ban the Sodalitium of Christian Life and Entrusts Its Execution to a Controversial Priest

A woman to rule the Vatican: Pope Francis reveals in interview who she is

Abuses in the Catholic Church in the USA: Report Reveals Both Shadows of the Past as Well as Indisputable Signs of Change

Pope Francis introduces monthly bonus for large families amid mixed reactions from Vatican employees

This is the financial penalty imposed by new Vatican law for those who enter its territory without permission

Vatican becomes one of the first countries to legislate on Artificial Intelligences: this is what its new laws say

Vatican announces publication of documents on Artificial Intelligence, role of women in the Church and monogamy

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Jubilee 2025: 35 thousand pilgrims passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s on December 25

Pope Francis canonizes the nuns whose martyrdom meant the end of the French Revolution: famous for the book by Geroge Bernanos

Christmas Break at ZENIT