A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Dec 22, 2025 15:44

Pope Leo XIV granted a special audience in the Paul VI Hall to the employees of the Holy See and the Roman Curia Photo: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV corrects Pope Francis’ canonical error: now any woman (or lay person) can be governor of the Vatican

The correction may look like a technical revision, but its reach extends far beyond the pages of the Fundamental Law. It clarifies, regularizes and ultimately stabilizes one of the most symbolically significant decisions of Pope Francis’s final years in office: the appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini as President of the Vatican City State’s administration

Nov 23, 2025 12:13

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Vatican publishes interim reports on controversial issues arising from the previous synod on synodality

The documents presented here – prepared between the summer and autumn of 2025 – reflect the current progress of the work, highlighting both the synodal method that animates them and the concrete steps taken to put it into practice

Nov 17, 2025 17:37

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Leo XIV opens the Vatican to Hollywood with an audience attended by these actors and actresses

Ahead of the gathering, the Vatican released a short video message in which Leo XIV shared four films that, he said, “speak to my heart.”

Nov 12, 2025 17:16

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Leo XIV creates the position of deputy manager of the Prefecture of the Papal Household for an African Augustinian

At 48, Daleng belongs to a generation of African clergy whose formation has been both local and cosmopolitan — rooted in vibrant Christian communities and refined in the academies of Rome

Nov 11, 2025 18:59

ZENIT Staff

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Journalist slanders Cardinal Becciu and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: Vatican court finds him guilty

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, which supervises the Church’s complex processes of beatification and canonization, reacted swiftly to the judgment, describing it as a “necessary act of justice.”

Oct 31, 2025 18:08

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Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

Putin bombs Ukraine on Christmas Day and Pope Leo XIV responds with humanitarian aid: photos of what he sent

Even before Christmas Eve, Pope Leo XIV had authorized financial assistance to several countries through the Apostolic Almonry and the Vatican’s diplomatic network, the nunciatures

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

A new “labor law” for the Vatican: this is what Pope Leo XIV approved

Why did the Vatican hire Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt for a documentary? Here’s everything we know

Vatican renounces exclusive use of Latin: new regulations allow proceedings in other languages

The Christmas tree is already in the Vatican, and so is a question with an answer: is it right to cut down a tree like this?

The Holy See closes 2024 with a surplus of €1.6 million

This is what working hours will be like in the Vatican and the protection against nepotism according to the new Regulations of Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV corrects Pope Francis’ canonical error: now any woman (or lay person) can be governor of the Vatican

Vatican publishes interim reports on controversial issues arising from the previous synod on synodality

Pope Leo XIV opens the Vatican to Hollywood with an audience attended by these actors and actresses

Pope Leo XIV creates the position of deputy manager of the Prefecture of the Papal Household for an African Augustinian

Journalist slanders Cardinal Becciu and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints: Vatican court finds him guilty