Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Vatican Financial Oversight with Sweeping Reform of Supervisory Authority

Jul 02, 2026 10:47

Pope Leo XIV has approved a comprehensive reform designed to reinforce the Vatican's commitment to transparency Photo: Vatican Media

Rome

The Vatican Will Issue Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in All Its Offices

The Commission’s work will develop gradually. Among its first priorities are compiling a comprehensive inventory of AI-related initiatives already underway within the Holy See, gathering information on the principal concerns identified by individual Vatican institutions, and drafting guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence throughout Vatican offices

Jun 29, 2026 17:22

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church•Priests

The Vatican Rejects German Bishops’ Request to Allow Laypeople to Deliver Homilies: Here’s Why

Response from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to a request for an indulgence to allow a lay faithful to deliver the homily during Mass

Jun 23, 2026 16:20

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Documents•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Full English Translation of the Vatican’s Response Letter Rejecting Lay People’s Homilies Requested by the German Episcopate

Letter from the Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to the President of the German Episcopate in response to a request for a dispensation allowing lay people to preach homilies.

Jun 23, 2026 10:21

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Synodality: Leaders of continental organizations gather in Rome for three days of work to discuss the 2027–2028 Assemblies

Following the conclusion of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly (October 2024), the Church has entered the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, which will be marked by the ecclesial Assemblies of 2027–2028. On Thursday 25, Pope Leo XIV will meet with the participants.

Jun 23, 2026 10:17

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Priests•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S.: Sexual abuse of individuals under the pastoral care of a clergy member is classified as a specific crime in the Civil Penal Code

Signed by Brian Kemp on May 11, 2026, Senate Bill 542 creates a specific criminal offense for clergy who engage in sexual misconduct with individuals over whom they exercise pastoral, spiritual, or religious authority

Jun 20, 2026 10:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Vatican Financial Oversight with Sweeping Reform of Supervisory Authority

Vatican Extends a Hand and Publishes «Procedures for the Reconciliation of Priests from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X»

How Can a Layperson Move from the Lefebvrists to Communion with the Catholic Church? Vatican Publishes Procedure

Vatican Explains Consequences of Excommunication of Lefebvrists, Including Invalidity of Sacraments

Vatican Releases Excommunication Decree Following Lefebvrists Episcopal Ordinations: Here Is What It Says

Are There False Accusations of Abuse Against Priests? An Italian Case Ends with the Accuser’s Conviction

The Vatican and Europe’s largest Protestant denomination have suspended their theological dialogue. Here is the explanation

The Vatican Will Issue Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in All Its Offices

The Vatican Rejects German Bishops’ Request to Allow Laypeople to Deliver Homilies: Here’s Why

Full English Translation of the Vatican’s Response Letter Rejecting Lay People’s Homilies Requested by the German Episcopate

Synodality: Leaders of continental organizations gather in Rome for three days of work to discuss the 2027–2028 Assemblies

U.S.: Sexual abuse of individuals under the pastoral care of a clergy member is classified as a specific crime in the Civil Penal Code