Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Institutes a Commission That Will Recognize Catholic Martyrs and Those of Other Christian Confessions

Jul 05, 2023 19:22

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

A “Honduran” Is Canada’s New Ambassador to the Holy See

Paul Gibbard is a Canadian national and was Chargé d’Affaires at the Canadian Embassy to the Holy See from 2021 to 2023.

Jun 24, 2023 15:05

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church

The function of these principles is to promote protection from abuse in the Church according to existing good practices in safeguarding, with a focus on assisting people impacted by abuse and the importance of dealing appropriately with instances of abuse.

Jun 23, 2023 06:07

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Order of Malta speaks out regarding the appointment of a Jesuit cardinal as the cardinal patron of the Order

The Cardinalis Patronus has the task of promoting the spiritual interests of the Order and its members, as well as advancing the relations between the Holy See and the Order.

Jun 23, 2023 06:05

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Testimonies of Faith

Pope Approves Beatification of Sister Lucia, the Last of the Three Little Shepherds, Seers of the Virgin of Fatima

Sister Lucia died in the smell of holiness in 2005, at the age of 97. Benedict XVI exempted her from the obligation to wait 5 years to start the beatification process. Pope Francis canonized Saint Francis and Saint Jacinta in 2017.

Jun 22, 2023 18:43

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Rome

Jesuit Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda Replaces Cardinal Raymond Burke as Patron of the Order of Malta

The Cardinal patron is the personal representative of the Pope before the Order.

Jun 19, 2023 13:28

ZENIT Staff

Vogue praises the Pope’s “elegance” and places him on its annual list of best-dressed people

Vogue singled out the pope’s first public appearance after his election as the defining image of his papacy’s visual identity. Standing on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo XIV wore a red satin mozzetta and a wine-colored stole embroidered in gold, completed by a pectoral cross suspended from a golden silk cord

This is how the Pope explains how we are called to unite our waiting for the Savior with attention to what God is doing in the world

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 14, 2025

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Institutes a Commission That Will Recognize Catholic Martyrs and Those of Other Christian Confessions

“I’ll Do Things My Way”: The New Prefect for the Doctrine of the Faith Talks About the German Synod and Blessings to Gay Couples

“A Month Ago I Said to the Pope That I Didn’t Accept” the Appointment: Public Letter of the New Prefect for the Doctrine of the Faith

Argentine Prelate Is New Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

All of Us Need to Be Determined to “Sing Together as a Choir”: Joint Letter of Two Dicasteries Addressed to All Involved in the Church’s Mission of Education

Dicastery for Divine Worship Establishes Biblical Readings for the Mass “To Pray for Chastity”

What Did Pope Francis Discuss with His Council of Cardinals? The Forthcoming Synod, The Protection of Minors, The Diocesan Curias . . .

A “Honduran” Is Canada’s New Ambassador to the Holy See

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church

Order of Malta speaks out regarding the appointment of a Jesuit cardinal as the cardinal patron of the Order

Pope Approves Beatification of Sister Lucia, the Last of the Three Little Shepherds, Seers of the Virgin of Fatima

Jesuit Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda Replaces Cardinal Raymond Burke as Patron of the Order of Malta