Pope Francis explains the miracle of the snowfall that gave birth to the first Marian church in the world

Aug 06, 2024 17:10

The Pope delivered the homily, in which he explained two signs associated with this basilica: the snowfall and the icon of the Virgin Salus Populi Romani Photo: Pontifical Basilica of St. Mary Major

The Vatican's disapproval echoes sentiments expressed by numerous Christian leaders and organizations worldwide.

The survey’s question on both platforms was: “Do you think that synodality as a way of conversion and reform can improve the mission and participation of all the baptized?”

The exacting restoration works of the Pietà Chapel began on Monday, May 27and will conclude at the end of September 2024.

Pope Francis paid a visit to the children and teenagers attending the Vatican's summer camp, "Estate ragazzi in Vaticano."

Vatican City

Does the Pope’s Bank Prohibit Marriage Between Employees? A Couple in Problems

This situation makes evident the conflict between the Vatican’s new internal regulations and the Doctrine of the Church on marriage.

Jul 17, 2024 06:32

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City•Woman

For the first time in 500 years, two women in team of sanpietrini of Vatican basilica

The presence of women is not new in the long and ancient tradition of work and art at the Fabbrica, but until now, no women had joined the body of the sanpietrini.

Jul 13, 2024 16:12

Amy Balog

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Vatican City

Second in Hierarchy of the Vatican Secretariat of State Appears in Court in London

Raffaele Mincione seeks vindication at the UK High Court. The lawyers of the Secretariat of State have prepared an extensive defense of more than 80 pages, underlining Mincione’s bad faith and the seriousness of the crimes investigated in the Vatican.

Jul 04, 2024 07:30

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Causes of Saints•Pope Francis•Vatican City

The Catholic Church Will Have 14 New Saints Next October 20

The Pope decreed that Blessed Manuel Ruiz López and seven companions and Blessed Francisco, Mooti and Rafael Massabki, Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis and Blessed Elena Guerra be inscribed in the Catalog of Saints on Sunday, 20 October 2024

Jul 02, 2024 16:15

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

50,000 altar servers announced for arrival at the Vatican

The following countries are officially registered: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Jul 02, 2024 14:55

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

Pope Leo XIV receives Spain’s atheist president amid a political crisis in the country he is about to visit

The approximately 45-minute private audience between Sánchez and the Pope unfolded against a turbulent domestic backdrop. On the same day, Spanish political debate was dominated by developments involving investigations linked to the Socialist Party and the legal scrutiny surrounding former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Pope Francis explains the miracle of the snowfall that gave birth to the first Marian church in the world

One week after Paris 2024 opening ceremony, Vatican issues communiqué

According to An Official Survey of the Synod, 88% of People Reject Synodality

Transparency: Holy See releases its 2023 economic-assets report

Vatican Sets Up High Security Barrier to Michelangelo’s Pieta in Face of Jubilee 2025

Survey Highlights Most Common Complaints of Vatican Employees

Pope visits children of Vatican employees at the end of summer camp

Does the Pope’s Bank Prohibit Marriage Between Employees? A Couple in Problems

For the first time in 500 years, two women in team of sanpietrini of Vatican basilica

Second in Hierarchy of the Vatican Secretariat of State Appears in Court in London

The Catholic Church Will Have 14 New Saints Next October 20

50,000 altar servers announced for arrival at the Vatican