After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

Mar 24, 2026 17:35

Tim Daniels

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha Photo: Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current

Vatican City

After repeated acts of desecration, this is how the main altar of the Vatican basilica is being secured

According to the basilica’s workshop, the newly installed barrier consists of mobile polycarbonate panels that can be dismantled when necessary. The choice of material and design is telling: resistant enough to deter intrusion, yet enough to preserve visual continuity

Mar 17, 2026 17:51

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people

“The prevention of abuse is not an optional task”: Pope Leo XIV’s views on the protection of minors in the Church

The Pope’s Address to the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Mar 16, 2026 16:33

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

Address by the Holy Father on the occasion of the opening of the judicial year of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State

Mar 14, 2026 20:06

ZENIT Staff

Rome

The Global Alliance is launched: an international platform for research and action on integral ecology, spearheaded by the Catholic Church

The initiative, led by the Laudato Si’ Higher Education Center and the University of Notre Dame, brought together scholars from a wide range of disciplines with the goal of strengthening cooperation among universities worldwide, and directing scientific research toward concrete processes of environmental, social, and economic transformation; in line with the vision of the care for our common home advanced in the teachings of Pope Francis and promoted by Pope Leo XIV

Mar 13, 2026 13:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Rome•Vocations

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Mar 12, 2026 21:35

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

The King of Spain is invested with his title at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Pope Leo XIV summons bishops to Rome to discuss the reimplementation of the controversial Amoris Laetitia

These are the new euro coins in Vatican City: featuring Michelangelo and the Vacant See

Vatican: the only country in the world without a gender pay gap

Poland’s Bishops Move to Rebuild Trust with Independent Abuse Commission

Unexpected: Vatican court rules trial against Cardinal Becciu partially invalid and orders a retrial

After repeated acts of desecration, this is how the main altar of the Vatican basilica is being secured

“The prevention of abuse is not an optional task”: Pope Leo XIV’s views on the protection of minors in the Church

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

The Global Alliance is launched: an international platform for research and action on integral ecology, spearheaded by the Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese