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

Jan 17, 2025 21:17

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

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

Pope Francis ushered in the highly anticipated Jubilee Year 2025 by ceremonially opening the Holy Door

Pope Francis has elevated 16 Carmelite nuns from Compiègne

Rome

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

Causes of Saints•Local Church•Pope Francis

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

Dec 22, 2024 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Work and family: the Pope’s Christmas reflection to Vatican employees

Pope’s words to Vatican employees

Dec 21, 2024 09:30

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Pope Francis

On benedicence: a great reflection by the Pope for cardinals of the Roman Curia useful for every Catholic

Pope’s address to the Cardinals and members of the Roman Curia on the occasion of Christmas Greetings

Dec 21, 2024 09:23

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Court Issues Sentences for Embezzlement in the Sistine Chapel Choir

The case arose in 2023 after complains and controversies posed by parents of the Pueri Cantores, members of the children’s choir. They denounced that the children’s participation in public acts was not aligned with the Choir’s original mission, founded in 1471 as “College of Singing Chaplains.”

Dec 20, 2024 09:43

Rafael Llanes

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

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

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

Work and family: the Pope’s Christmas reflection to Vatican employees

On benedicence: a great reflection by the Pope for cardinals of the Roman Curia useful for every Catholic

Vatican Court Issues Sentences for Embezzlement in the Sistine Chapel Choir