From Christopher Columbus to Mother Cabrini: The patron saint of migrants wins the vote for a statue in Chicago

Apr 22, 2026 17:07

Tim Daniels

Mother Cabrini: The patron saint of migrants wins the vote for a statue in Chicago Photo: File Photo/ Provided

Vatican City

The Extraordinary Restoration of the Last Judgment of the Sistine Chapel Is Completed

The restoration began on February 1 with scaffolding on the wall that offered a reproduction in high definition of the image of the fresco, which permitted visits to the Chapel during the work of the restorers.

Apr 06, 2026 17:28

Rafael Llanes

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people•Woman

Reform and Responsibility: Leo XIV Reshapes Vatican Governance from Finance to Safeguarding

Taken together, these moves suggest that Leo XIV is neither dismantling nor dramatically reinventing the reforms initiated under his predecessor. Instead, he appears to be reinforcing them through targeted appointments and carefully managed transitions.

Apr 02, 2026 22:03

Valentina di Giorgio

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Rome•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Mar 31, 2026 17:27

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV continues to restructure the Roman Curia: new Vatican No. 3 and prefect of the Papal Household

At the center of the reshuffle stands the appointment of Paolo Rudelli as Substitute for General Affairs in the Secretariat of State, a role often described—without exaggeration—as the Vatican’s “chief of staff.”

Mar 31, 2026 16:15

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries

How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism

Published on March 24, 2026, the document—titled “Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates Established Under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus”—emerges from a plenary meeting held in Rome from March 1 to 3

Mar 29, 2026 20:10

Valentina di Giorgio

Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

Five years ago, Pope Francis publicly lamented what he described as criticism coming from a major Catholic television network (EWTN). Today, under a different pontificate, a senior executive from that same organization has been entrusted with directing the Vatican’s own communications apparatus.

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

From Christopher Columbus to Mother Cabrini: The patron saint of migrants wins the vote for a statue in Chicago

Is the Vatican investigating the validity of Benedict XVI’s resignation? The truth behind a confirmation by the Vatican Tribunal

The Vatican halts another canonization case: the case of Jesuit Ciszek will not proceed

A letter from the then-Father Robert Prevost acknowledging the measures taken by Benedict XVI to combat abuse has come to light

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

The authentic experience of sports, team spirit, and its temptations, according to Pope Leo XIV

A Cause Halted, A Legacy Questioned: The Vatican Freezes Jorge Novak’s Path to the Altars

The Extraordinary Restoration of the Last Judgment of the Sistine Chapel Is Completed

Reform and Responsibility: Leo XIV Reshapes Vatican Governance from Finance to Safeguarding

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Pope Leo XIV continues to restructure the Roman Curia: new Vatican No. 3 and prefect of the Papal Household

How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism