A restaurant on the terrace of St. Peter’s Basilica? The Vatican Basilica clarifies the rumors

Jan 29, 2026 18:50

ZENIT Staff

The Vatican’s message was unequivocal: there is no rooftop bistro in the works.

Dicasteries•Local Church

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

Currently, there are 1,132 mission territories, which depend on the Dicastery for Evangelization of the Holy See, formerly the Propaganda Fide or Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Jan 23, 2026 18:13

ZENIT Staff

Rome

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away

He was remembered not as an activist or a polemicist, but as a craftsman of information: a journalist who believed that clarity is a form of service, and that understanding the Church requires patience, historical memory, and intellectual honesty

Jan 22, 2026 19:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Breaking the silence: the nun who shows her face and accuses an Indian bishop of ongoing sexual abuse

Pallassery, a former superior general of the Missionaries of Jesus, a diocesan congregation based in northern India’s Jalandhar diocese, has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her repeatedly during his visits to her convent in Kuravilangad, Kerala, between 2014 and 2016

Jan 22, 2026 18:38

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican employee satisfaction data published: survey reveals fatigue, fear, and demand for dignity

Perhaps the most revealing section of the survey is the one addressed directly, albeit indirectly, to the Pope. Beyond calls for salary adjustments, family support, or fair productivity bonuses, employees articulate a deeper, ethical demand

Jan 21, 2026 17:59

Valentina di Giorgio

Rome

Everything you need to know about the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, which began in Rome

As the General Chapter continues, attention will increasingly turn to the election of the new General Government and the priorities it will articulate

Jan 20, 2026 18:31

ZENIT Staff

A restaurant on the terrace of St. Peter’s Basilica? The Vatican Basilica clarifies the rumors

Leo XIV to the Congregation for the Dicastery of the Faith: transmission of the faith, proclamation without protagonism or particularism, and justice, truth, and charity in accusations of abuse

Federico Lombardi Leaves the Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; Roberto Regoli Takes His Place.

Vatican responds to survey reporting dissatisfaction among some employees: there is no widespread discontent

With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Photo Gallery: These Are the First Digital Collection Boxes (or Baskets) for Alms at One of the Pope’s Basilicas in Rome

From Spain to Mexico: Cardinal Aguiar defends the Cause for Beatification of Queen Isabella the Catholic in Valladolid

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away

Breaking the silence: the nun who shows her face and accuses an Indian bishop of ongoing sexual abuse

Vatican employee satisfaction data published: survey reveals fatigue, fear, and demand for dignity

Everything you need to know about the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, which began in Rome