«Habemus Papam»

May 08, 2025 10:37

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

But the commitment to sustainability isn’t stopping with internal operations. Exelentia is also donating two custom-designed electric vehicles tailored specifically for the needs of Pope Francis.

Apr 16, 2025 16:39

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger

The figure depicted is a weary traveler—hooded, hunched, staff in hand, belongings packed in a weathered bag. It might be easy to mistake him for one of Rome’s countless homeless, often overlooked by pilgrims rushing toward the Basilica. But this figure holds a secret.

Apr 16, 2025 16:35

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences

The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy will offer a curriculum of formation that integrates legal, historical, political, economic and linguistic skills with a solid scientific foundation.

Apr 15, 2025 16:44

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

Italian police confiscate 1.5 million illegal religious articles damaging to Vatican

Eleven individuals have been reported to judicial authorities in connection with the investigation—ten of Chinese nationality and one Italian—while three others face administrative penalties filed through the local Chamber of Commerce.

Apr 15, 2025 16:43

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

Vatican concludes lighting, restoration and security works in basilica and necropolis

While much of the work focused on beauty and memory, the Fabbrica di San Pietro also addressed the increasing urgency of safety. With as many as 12 million annual visitors—and numbers expected to swell during the Jubilee—the Vatican has implemented an advanced evacuation plan developed in collaboration with Italy’s national fire department

Apr 11, 2025 18:53

ZENIT Staff

Peruvian government announces Pope’s trip; Vatican officially announces he will not visit the United States

On February 8, the Holy See confirmed that Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has no plans to travel to the United States during the coming year, despite the symbolic coincidence of the country’s semiquincentennial

Joy, the taste of life, and how to rekindle it: a simple meditation by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026

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«Habemus Papam»

Why Did the First Smoke of the Conclave Take So Long? The Answers

Swiss Guard: the Vatican army will “celebrate” its anniversary without the Pope and in this way

PHOTO GALLERY: how the Sistine Chapel is getting ready to host the Conclave 2025

“Giro d’Italia” will pay tribute to Pope Francis: the elite of world cycling will pass through the Vatican

Reimagining Aging: Vatican’s First Longevity Summit Charts a Path for Life with Meaning, Not Just Years

U.S. Vice President attends Vatican on Good Friday

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger

Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences

Italian police confiscate 1.5 million illegal religious articles damaging to Vatican

Vatican concludes lighting, restoration and security works in basilica and necropolis