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

Nov 25, 2025 18:47

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Leo XIV, elected on 8 May as the late Francis’ successor, has now taken up that unfinished work. Photo: Vatican Media

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

The traditional Latin Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica marks a new chapter under the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

For the first time since 2019, the so-called “old Mass” — the usus antiquior of the Roman Rite — resounded beneath Michelangelo’s dome. Roughly three thousand pilgrims, many of them young families with children and lace-veiled women, filled the basilica

Oct 28, 2025 20:07

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Unveils Bold Climate Plan to Become the World’s First Carbon-Neutral State

If the Vatican succeeds in achieving carbon neutrality, it will do more than power its lights with the sun. It will have illuminated a path for others—a reminder that in the global struggle against climate change, conviction may yet prove stronger than capacity.

Oct 21, 2025 12:22

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Vatican City

The Vatican will host the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements: we explain what it is all about

On October 23, Pope Leo XIV will meet the participants in the Paul VI Hall, continuing the dialogue opened by Pope Francis more than a decade ago. For many, this encounter symbolizes the continuity of a pastoral vision that places the Church squarely within the struggles of the poor and the working class

Oct 19, 2025 12:05

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

After second sacrilegious desecration of Vatican basilica altar, cardinal performs ritual to ask God for forgiveness

According to canon law, when a sacred space is gravely violated, public worship must cease until a ritual of purification has been performed. In this case, the rite took on particular resonance

Oct 14, 2025 17:17

Valentina di Giorgio

Islam•Vatican City

A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm

For some, the move reflects an admirable spirit of dialogue and respect for those who come from afar to study ancient manuscripts. For others, it represents a troubling confusion of mission and identity

Oct 10, 2025 13:09

Valentina di Giorgio

Although there are no diplomatic relations, the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam invites Pope Leo XIV to visit the country

The President of the National Assembly in Hanoi presented the Pope with a letter from the President, who is now firmly at the helm of power in Vietnam. It was precisely internal disagreements over the local political balance of power that had slowed down the preparations for the visit, which is so eagerly awaited by the Catholic community. Cardinal Parolin is due to visit soon to establish full diplomatic relations. The possibility of 2027, when the Pope is already expected in Seoul for World Youth Day.

Trump Opens Another War Front: The Pope and the Vatican, Leo XIV Responds: «I Am Not Afraid of the Trump Administration»

The Pope’s response did not adopt the same tone. During the flight to Algeria on April 13, the first leg of his third international Apostolic Journey, Leo XIV opted for a clear approach: avoiding personal confrontation and reaffirming the nature of his mission.

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

United States to Exhibit Largest Collection of Vatican Treasures Outside Europe

The traditional Latin Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica marks a new chapter under the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Unveils Bold Climate Plan to Become the World’s First Carbon-Neutral State

The Vatican will host the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements: we explain what it is all about

After second sacrilegious desecration of Vatican basilica altar, cardinal performs ritual to ask God for forgiveness

A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm