Federico Lombardi Leaves the Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; Roberto Regoli Takes His Place.

Jan 27, 2026 22:36

ZENIT Staff

President: Professor Roberto Regoli (priest)

Vatican City

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

The production, a collaboration between Vatican Media, the Fabbrica di San Pietro and AF Films, is being crafted with an eye toward a milestone year. Its release is slated for 2026, when the Church marks four centuries since the completion and dedication of the current St. Peter’s Basilica

Dec 07, 2025 15:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Vatican City

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

In a formulation that may sound modest but carries immense cultural weight, the new regulations state that curial institutions “shall ordinarily draw up their acts in Latin or in another language.”

Nov 28, 2025 22:33

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

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 choice of the trees was not random. Forest stewards conducted a meticulous selection process, prioritising sustainability and the life cycle of the woodland

Nov 27, 2025 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

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

The result represents a dramatic turnaround from the 51.2-million-euro deficit recorded the previous year and may signal a long-awaited shift toward greater financial stability.

Nov 26, 2025 15:42

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Vatican City

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

The new General Regulation applies to every organism forming the Curia: the Secretariat of State, the dicasteries, the tribunals, and the economic bodies entrusted with the Vatican’s finances. It creates a more coordinated administrative culture, beginning with something as banal — yet long overdue — as shared timetables

Nov 25, 2025 18:47

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

The account of the resurrection of Lazarus and the symptom of a longing for the infinite, as reflected upon by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 22, 2026

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Federico Lombardi Leaves the Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; Roberto Regoli Takes His Place.

Vatican responds to survey reporting dissatisfaction among some employees: there is no widespread discontent

With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Vatican employee satisfaction data published: survey reveals fatigue, fear, and demand for dignity

Vatican City Launches Institutional App

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