This is the financial penalty imposed by new Vatican law for those who enter its territory without permission

Jan 17, 2025 21:17

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

This new service, inside the Pope’s City, will care for 30 children from 3 to 36 months old

Pope Francis accepted Pignatone’s resignation on December 10

The discovery centers on a blonde woman depicted in the far-right corner of the fresco

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

Vatican: the ceremony of the recognitio that sets up the Holy Door for the Jubilee in St. Peter’s Basilica

The «recognitio» ceremony—a tradition steeped in centuries-old heritage—saw the unveiling of the metallic box containing the key that will open the Holy Door on Christmas Eve, marking the formal beginning of the Jubilee Year.

Dec 05, 2024 18:18

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

Michael’s Pietà in the Vatican Basilica: security work completed to better admire it

The restoration efforts weren’t limited to the Pietà. Scaffolding erected for the glass installation also allowed conservators to repair Giovanni Lanfranco’s 17th-century frescoes adorning the chapel’s ceiling

Dec 01, 2024 19:56

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

New Revelations in Emanuela Orlandi Case: Vatican Confirms Existence of a Key Dossier

Speculation suggests the document may have been compiled by Georg Gänswein, former secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, as part of an effort to piece together the events surrounding Orlandi’s disappearance

Nov 29, 2024 19:30

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

The 5 novelties in communication of the Vatican Basilica: webcams, magazine and social networks

St. Peter’s Basilica Charts a Bold Digital Path: A Vision for Inclusivity and Modern Communication

Nov 25, 2024 19:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis•Vatican City

Vatican awards the “Nobel” for theology: Mass in papal crypts and audience with Pope Francis first

The day began with a Mass at the Vatican Grottoes near Benedict’s tomb, presided over by Archbishop Georg Gänswein. Later, Pope Francis received the honorees in a private audience, affirming their dedication to the Church’s mission.

Nov 24, 2024 21:49

ZENIT Staff

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

This is the financial penalty imposed by new Vatican law for those who enter its territory without permission

Vatican becomes one of the first countries to legislate on Artificial Intelligences: this is what its new laws say

Work and family: the Pope’s Christmas reflection to Vatican employees

Vatican Court Issues Sentences for Embezzlement in the Sistine Chapel Choir

Vatican To Open Its First Daycare Center

Vatican: judge Giuseppe Pignatone Retires Amid Controversy and Legacy of Vatican Judicial Reform

Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Last Judgment fresco identified

Vatican: the ceremony of the recognitio that sets up the Holy Door for the Jubilee in St. Peter’s Basilica

Michael’s Pietà in the Vatican Basilica: security work completed to better admire it

New Revelations in Emanuela Orlandi Case: Vatican Confirms Existence of a Key Dossier

The 5 novelties in communication of the Vatican Basilica: webcams, magazine and social networks

Vatican awards the “Nobel” for theology: Mass in papal crypts and audience with Pope Francis first