The Vatican and Microsoft Launch a New Font for the Microsoft 365 Office Suite: Michelangelus

Oct 09, 2026 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Michelangelus, a new typeface created by studiogusto® and joining the Microsoft 365 Office Font collection

Vatican City

Restoration Concludes of One of St. Peter’s Basilica’s Most Important Domes

The Chapel takes its name from Clement VIII (born Ippolito Aldobrandini), who commissioned its decoration. Built according to a design by Michelangelo Buonarroti and completed by Giacomo della Porta in 1580 as a symmetrical counterpart to the Gregorian Chapel, it is part of the group of spaces surrounding the «Confessio» of St. Peter.

Sep 21, 2026 09:32

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Children’s Hospital: No. 1 in Europe, No. 4 in the world, according to a new ranking

The Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, owned by the Holy See, has risen to fourth place worldwide in the 2027 Newsweek–Statista ranking of specialized pediatric hospitals, moving up two positions from the previous edition and retaining its position as the leading pediatric hospital in Europe

Sep 19, 2026 13:46

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Leo XIV begins the second half of 2026 by reversing two more of Pope Francis’s measures

Neither move necessarily represents a repudiation of Francis’s objectives

Sep 15, 2026 15:44

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Vatican City

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

The participation of Athletica Vaticana was unanimously approved by the Olympic committees of all 26 participating nations, a gesture that reflects the unusual position occupied by the Holy See in international sport

Aug 17, 2026 23:06

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

Leo XIV Rewrites the Vatican’s Constitutional Logic, Returning Papal Sovereignty to Its Legal Foundations

Aug 08, 2026 21:03

ZENIT Staff

Will the Pope Go to South America? Leo XIV Calls the Vatican’s No. 3 Official for an In-Person Meeting at the Hospital. Here’s the Latest on the Pope’s Health

Leo received respiratory physiotherapy and completed mobility exercises, beginning to walk around his hospital room and carrying out daily activities independently. He has also returned to his usual diet, eating both breakfast and lunch. According to his doctors, his recovery is following the expected course.

He walks, eats normally, celebrates Mass, and does physical therapy: what you need to know after Pope Leo XIV’s surgery

The encouraging signs have prompted cautious optimism, but they do not yet provide a complete picture of his prognosis. The Vatican has confirmed that the cancerous tissue was removed, while the results needed to establish whether the disease had spread have not been made public

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The Vatican and Microsoft Launch a New Font for the Microsoft 365 Office Suite: Michelangelus

The Vatican launches a website for its energy farm, which will make it the first country with 100% green energy

These are the events announced by the Pontifical Swiss Guard to mark its 500th anniversary

For the first time, a pope has received the unrecognized “union” of Vatican workers

New “Donum Missionis” Foundation brings the missionary colleges in Rome under one institution

Vatican Presents Its First Oscar Contender

Vatican Announces International Congress on School and University Pastoral Care for October 2026

Restoration Concludes of One of St. Peter’s Basilica’s Most Important Domes

Vatican Children’s Hospital: No. 1 in Europe, No. 4 in the world, according to a new ranking

Leo XIV begins the second half of 2026 by reversing two more of Pope Francis’s measures

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