Journalist slanders Cardinal Becciu and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: Vatican court finds him guilty

Oct 31, 2025 18:08

Valentina di Giorgio

the Tribunal of the Vatican City State has found Italian historian and journalist Nicola Giampaolo guilty of defamation

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican Task Force Moves Forward on Defining “Spiritual Abuse” in Canon Law as Leadership Confirmed

In a communiqué dated October 14, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the DDF, reported that the group “has been working fruitfully” and requested that Iannone be confirmed as its leader “in order to maintain the consistency and momentum of the effort.”

Oct 22, 2025 22:01

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people

New chapter in the protection of minors: Pope Leo XIV receives six victims of clerical abuse at the Vatican

Among those seated before the Pope were Gemma Hickey and Evelyn Korkmaz from Canada, Timothy Law from the United States, Matthias Katsch from Germany, Janet Aguti from Uganda, and Sergio Salinas from Argentina—six individuals from five continents, united by trauma but determined to transform it into justice

Oct 21, 2025 15:41

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity Celebrated Their 75th Anniversary

Since that canonical recognition, the Missionaries of Charity, dressed in white saris bordered by three blue stripes, symbolizing their vows of poverty, obedience, and service to the poor, have written a history of closeness and love for them.

Oct 21, 2025 12:26

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Unveils Bold Climate Plan to Become the World’s First Carbon-Neutral State

If the Vatican succeeds in achieving carbon neutrality, it will do more than power its lights with the sun. It will have illuminated a path for others—a reminder that in the global struggle against climate change, conviction may yet prove stronger than capacity.

Oct 21, 2025 12:22

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Jim Caviezel is out of the sequel to The Passion of the Christ: this is the new cast that has already started filming in Rome

Ohtonen will be joined by a fully renewed ensemble. Cuban actress Mariela Garriga (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning) steps into the role of Mary Magdalene, originally played by Monica Bellucci; Polish star Kasia Smutniak will portray the Virgin Mary; Italian actors Pier Luigi Pasino and Riccardo Scamarcio will appear as Peter and Pontius Pilate, respectively

Oct 20, 2025 13:07

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

Journalist slanders Cardinal Becciu and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: Vatican court finds him guilty

United States to Exhibit Largest Collection of Vatican Treasures Outside Europe

The traditional Latin Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica marks a new chapter under the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV receives the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East and tells him what the challenge is for unity between the two churches

What is the grace that can touch the life of a student? Pope Leo XIV answers pontifical universities

Pope Leo XIV to publish new document on Catholic education and declare Newman co-patron of Catholic education

Bartolo Longo, A Former Satanic Priest Who Became A Saint, Is Canonized by Leo XIV

Vatican Task Force Moves Forward on Defining “Spiritual Abuse” in Canon Law as Leadership Confirmed

New chapter in the protection of minors: Pope Leo XIV receives six victims of clerical abuse at the Vatican

Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity Celebrated Their 75th Anniversary

Vatican Unveils Bold Climate Plan to Become the World’s First Carbon-Neutral State

Jim Caviezel is out of the sequel to The Passion of the Christ: this is the new cast that has already started filming in Rome