Historic: The Vatican Will Participate in the Mediterranean “Olympics” (competing against 26 countries in 4 sports)

Aug 17, 2026 23:06

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Vatican Financial Oversight with Sweeping Reform of Supervisory Authority

For Pope Leo XIV, the reform represents one of the earliest institutional initiatives of his pontificate in the field of financial governance

Jul 02, 2026 10:47

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Six Months Before Christmas, the Vatican Announces Details About Its Christmas Tree: What Do Children with Cancer Have to Do With It?

The Lene Thun Foundation will create the ceramic ornaments, which are used as a therapeutic exercise and promoted in the Oncology Departments of Italian Pediatric Hospitals.

Jun 11, 2026 08:29

Rafael Llanes

Vatican City

Vatican City Extends St. Peter’s Basilica Opening Hours for Summer 2026 Amid Increased Visitor Influx

Opening Hours: from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Jun 03, 2026 16:53

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

From Vatican Radio to Renewable Energy: Leo XIV Advances an Ambitious Plan for an Energy-Independent Vatican

The initiative marks a new phase in the Holy See’s long-term effort to combine environmental responsibility, technological innovation, and practical stewardship of resources. More than a symbolic ecological gesture, the project seeks to make the Vatican fully self-sufficient in energy production while preserving agricultural activity and protecting the surrounding landscape

Jun 03, 2026 10:28

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City•Virgin Mary

“The Lord never abandons us”: the Pope’s reflection at the close of the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Remarks by the Holy Father at the conclusion of the Rosary in the Vatican Gardens, during the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

May 30, 2026 11:04

ZENIT Staff

Sovereign Order of the Temple of Christ Association

Pope Leo XIV Sued in Spanish Courts: The Case of the “Templars” Seeking Ecclesiastical Rehabilitation… and Money

At the center of the case is the suppression of the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. The modern organization presents itself as its heir and argues that Pope Clement V’s decision in 1312 was illegitimate, maintaining that the suppression took place under political pressure from King Philip IV of France.

Leo XIV Speaks Out in Support of Palestinians Attacked by Jewish Settlers in Tierra Sana: Here’s What’s Happening

The episode has become more than another isolated clash in the West Bank. It has exposed, in a matter of days, the convergence of three increasingly serious problems: settler violence, the difficulty of protecting Palestinian civilians under occupation, and the weakening of the institutions that provide basic services to them.

Historic: The Vatican Will Participate in the Mediterranean “Olympics” (competing against 26 countries in 4 sports)

Another change (and not a minor one): Leo XIV completely replaces Pope Francis’s Vatican law

Launches Magnifica Humanitas Ambassador Programme During the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly at Borgo Laudato Si’ (Vaticano)

“Vatican Bank” Announces New CEO for 2026

Here Is What the Vatican Summit of Nobel Laureates, World Leaders, and AI Experts Will Look Like

Investigation into Russian espionage in Italy points to the Vatican as a target. Two people have been arrested

Twenty Fiat Topolino Electric Vehicles: The New Cars That Will Drive Through Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Vatican Financial Oversight with Sweeping Reform of Supervisory Authority

Six Months Before Christmas, the Vatican Announces Details About Its Christmas Tree: What Do Children with Cancer Have to Do With It?

Vatican City Extends St. Peter’s Basilica Opening Hours for Summer 2026 Amid Increased Visitor Influx

From Vatican Radio to Renewable Energy: Leo XIV Advances an Ambitious Plan for an Energy-Independent Vatican

“The Lord never abandons us”: the Pope’s reflection at the close of the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary