Countdown to a new Pope begins: Conclave to start on May 7. Here are more details

Apr 28, 2025 06:42

Inside the Chapel, the cardinals will swear an oath of secrecy before beginning the balloting Photo: El Siglo de Torreón

Popes•Vatican City

A Month After His Death, a Postage Stamp is Released in Honour of Benedict XVI

The Republic of Italy will also issue a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Benedict XVI, although further details are yet to be made known.

Feb 06, 2023 22:20

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Popes

Benedict’s Death Has Been Exploited, Says Pope Francis

“Those who exploit such a good person, such a man of God, I would say a holy Father of the Church, well, I would say that they are unethical people, they are people belonging to a party, not to the Church,” said the Holy Father.

Feb 06, 2023 06:42

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Popes•Vatican City

195 Thousand People Filed Past Benedict XVI’s Body During Three Days

On average, some 9,000 people filed past the deceased Pope Emeritus.

Jan 05, 2023 11:12

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Popes

Benedict XVI and the transmission of the faith in the digital age

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was not only a fine theologian, but also a skilled communicator throughout his life, employing courage and creativity to engage the challenge of social media and continuing to communicate effectively in his retirement through silence and prayer.

Jan 04, 2023 19:02

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Popes

Archbishop Georg Gänswein Reveals that Pope Francis’ Liturgical Reform “Hit Hard” Benedict XVI’s Heart

In a part of an extensive video-interview, Guido Horst, Chief Editor of the Catholic national weekly Die Tagespost, questions Monsignor Gänswein about Pope Francis’ controversial document, which limits the celebration of Mass with the Missal used before Vatican Council II.

Jan 04, 2023 18:56

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The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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