One week before the beginning of Synod, names of those who will make the synthesis project and the Information Commission are published

Oct 10, 2023 12:57

ZENIT Staff

Opening of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Francis•Vatican City

After WYD, Pope receives Portuguese Prime Minister at Vatican

During the cordial discussions at the Secretariat of State, they appreciated the effective collaboration in the organization of World Youth Day and the visit of His Holiness to Portugal from August 2 to 6, 2023

Sep 28, 2023 21:59

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Rome

Pope attends surprise meeting of priests in Rome area where murders have occurred

Pope Francis chose to visit this prefecture because two serious events have recently occurred here: Michelle Maria Causo and Rossella Nappini were murdered in recent months.

Sep 28, 2023 21:52

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Vatican City•Young People

Unprecedented: Pope Francis creates a public university at Vatican to respond to global crisis of meaning

As of August 15, 2023, the University of Meaning has been instituted by the Holy Father as a civil legal entity with its headquarters in the Vatican City State.

Sep 26, 2023 23:32

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Young People

Pope Francis chooses 2023 and 2024 World Youth Day themes for dioceses

With the themes of the two forthcoming World Youth Days, His Holiness now invites young people to deepen their understanding of Christian hope and to witness joyfully that Christ is alive.

Sep 26, 2023 23:27

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Vatican City

U.S. Undersecretary of Homeland Security visits the Vatican

In Rome and Vatican City, the Under Secretary will meet with senior Italian and Vatican officials and civil society on shared efforts to address global human rights challenges

Sep 26, 2023 23:19

ZENIT Staff

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

Poll Finds Leo XIV the Most Favorable Public Figure Among U.S. Voters

The findings come from a March 2026 poll conducted by NBC News in partnership with Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies. The survey interviewed 1,000 registered voters across the United States, producing a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

One week before the beginning of Synod, names of those who will make the synthesis project and the Information Commission are published

Another Woman in Leadership Position in the Holy See: Replaces Archbishop in Dicastery for Consecrated Life

The World’s First Marian Church, Saint Mary Major Launches Its Own Website

Cardinals That Presented Dubia to the Pope Explain Why They Did So

The humor of the Holy Spirit: Pope’s homily to new cardinals

Artificial Intelligence Will Enter for a Second Time in the Magisterium of the Church

These are the changes announced by the Vatican for its Museums as of January 2024

After WYD, Pope receives Portuguese Prime Minister at Vatican

Pope attends surprise meeting of priests in Rome area where murders have occurred

Unprecedented: Pope Francis creates a public university at Vatican to respond to global crisis of meaning

Pope Francis chooses 2023 and 2024 World Youth Day themes for dioceses

U.S. Undersecretary of Homeland Security visits the Vatican