Unexpected: Vatican court rules trial against Cardinal Becciu partially invalid and orders a retrial

Mar 17, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Cardinal Angelo Becciu © Vatican Media

Cardinals and Bishops•Rome

The only cardinal in Iran was evacuated from the country and transferred to Rome: here is what is known

The 62-year-old cardinal arrived in the Italian capital on March 8 after the embassy carried out a full evacuation operation amid the ongoing military confrontation triggered by the strikes launched on February 28 by the United States and Israel against Iranian targets

Mar 11, 2026 17:53

Valentina di Giorgio

Rome

From Artificial Intelligence to Ancient Rites: Rome’s International Exorcism Course Explores the Church’s Response to Modern Forms of Spiritual Confusion

The twentieth edition will devote particular attention to the role of lay collaborators involved in this ministry. In many dioceses around the world, qualified laypeople assist priests in listening to those seeking help and in accompanying them spiritually. Organizers say this reality requires proper formation, careful discernment and close collaboration with ecclesiastical authorities

Mar 07, 2026 22:49

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries

“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

“Quo vadis, humanitas?” does not provide technical blueprints for regulating AI or biotechnology. Instead, it reasserts an anthropological principle: the future of humanity will not be decided solely in laboratories, but in our capacity to inhabit present tensions without denying limits or forgetting transcendence

Mar 04, 2026 09:45

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

Mar 03, 2026 08:51

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

A Barracks for the 21st Century: How the Vatican Plans to Rebuild the Home of the Swiss Guard

The new barracks will stand as a rare example of contemporary architecture embedded within one of the world’s most historically dense environments

Feb 25, 2026 23:12

Valentina di Giorgio

Unexpected: Vatican court rules trial against Cardinal Becciu partially invalid and orders a retrial

After repeated acts of desecration, this is how the main altar of the Vatican basilica is being secured

“The prevention of abuse is not an optional task”: Pope Leo XIV’s views on the protection of minors in the Church

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

The Global Alliance is launched: an international platform for research and action on integral ecology, spearheaded by the Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

Another (important) change by Leo XIV in the Roman Curia: this is the Pope’s new almoner (and prefect of the Dicastery for Charity)

The only cardinal in Iran was evacuated from the country and transferred to Rome: here is what is known

From Artificial Intelligence to Ancient Rites: Rome’s International Exorcism Course Explores the Church’s Response to Modern Forms of Spiritual Confusion

“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

A Barracks for the 21st Century: How the Vatican Plans to Rebuild the Home of the Swiss Guard