Vatican: judge Giuseppe Pignatone Retires Amid Controversy and Legacy of Vatican Judicial Reform

Dec 15, 2024 19:47

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Francis accepted Pignatone’s resignation on December 10

Father Cristóbal Fones, SJ, will take up the role of International Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network

The discovery centers on a blonde woman depicted in the far-right corner of the fresco

Led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the event began with a solemn prayer

The new glass system, replacing its predecessor from 1973, is a marvel of engineering and design.

Vatican City

New Revelations in Emanuela Orlandi Case: Vatican Confirms Existence of a Key Dossier

Speculation suggests the document may have been compiled by Georg Gänswein, former secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, as part of an effort to piece together the events surrounding Orlandi’s disappearance

Nov 29, 2024 19:30

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Woman

Valentina Alazraki Named President of International Vatican Journalists’ Association

As part of her leadership team, Severina Bartonitschek of the Swiss news agency KNA and Manuela Tulli of Italy’s ANSA agency have been appointed as vice presidents, ensuring representation from diverse media outlets.

Nov 26, 2024 22:18

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican institutes task force against spiritual abuse and false mysticism

It is proposed to entrust to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts and to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith the task of analyzing whether it is possible to typify a crime of “spiritual abuse” in contexts of false mysticism and to present concrete proposals.

Nov 26, 2024 19:13

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

The 5 novelties in communication of the Vatican Basilica: webcams, magazine and social networks

St. Peter’s Basilica Charts a Bold Digital Path: A Vision for Inclusivity and Modern Communication

Nov 25, 2024 19:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Rome•Vocations

Opus Dei offers 20 new deacons to the Church

At the conclusion of the ordination, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, the Prelate of Opus Dei, offered words of gratitude and encouragement. He reminded the new deacons that their mission mirrors the life of Christ, the ultimate servant.

Nov 24, 2024 22:01

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Vatican: judge Giuseppe Pignatone Retires Amid Controversy and Legacy of Vatican Judicial Reform

Pope Blesses Temporary Translation of the Remains of Saint Lucy of Venice to Syracuse in Italy

The Pope’s Global Prayer Network has a new director: this is what the network looks like and does

Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Last Judgment fresco identified

Rome Colosseum sparks debate over collaboration with AIRBNB for gladiator experience

Vatican: the ceremony of the recognitio that sets up the Holy Door for the Jubilee in St. Peter’s Basilica

Michael’s Pietà in the Vatican Basilica: security work completed to better admire it

New Revelations in Emanuela Orlandi Case: Vatican Confirms Existence of a Key Dossier

Valentina Alazraki Named President of International Vatican Journalists’ Association

Vatican institutes task force against spiritual abuse and false mysticism

The 5 novelties in communication of the Vatican Basilica: webcams, magazine and social networks

Opus Dei offers 20 new deacons to the Church