This Is What Pope Francis’ Tomb Will Look Like: First Photos from Santa Maria Maggiore

Apr 24, 2025 08:17

The tomb was prepared in the niche in the aisle between the Pauline Chapel (Cappella Salus Populi Romani) Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Francis

Pope Francis composed meditations for Good Friday (and will not be present at the main rites)

Nevertheless, Francis’s physical absence will be felt during the most symbolically rich liturgies of the Catholic calendar. In a gesture both practical and pastoral, he has personally delegated the leadership of the major Holy Week celebrations to trusted cardinals.

Apr 15, 2025 16:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Rupnik Case: Fatima Shrine Will Not Remove His Mosaic

A press release reads: «We are not considering removing it. However, since we became aware of the accusations against Father Rupnik, we have suspended the use of the image, the entire work, and its details in our dissemination of materials.»

Apr 13, 2025 06:35

Rafael Llanes

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

Pope Francis

Unannounced, Pope appears in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at noon on Thursday, April 10

The Basilica was not empty. Among the dozens of visitors were tourists, pilgrims, and even art restorers working behind temporary veils installed by the Fabbrica di San Pietro for the ongoing renovation

Apr 10, 2025 09:30

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Popes•Pro Life

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate

Researchers estimate that his words and presence contributed to between 220,000 and 251,000 additional births.

Apr 08, 2025 15:04

Tim Daniels

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

This Is What Pope Francis’ Tomb Will Look Like: First Photos from Santa Maria Maggiore

This is how the Pope died and these were his last words, those who accompanied him reveal

Day and Time of the Funeral Mass for the Roman Pontiff Francis

What Did the Pope Die Of? The Vatican Releases the Causes of Death

Francis begins Easter by returning to the Father’s House

Pope Francis to prison on Holy Thursday: “I cannot wash your feet, but I want to be close to you”

Pope Francis meets in Vatican with medical personnel who treated him in hospital: first large audience

Pope Francis composed meditations for Good Friday (and will not be present at the main rites)

Rupnik Case: Fatima Shrine Will Not Remove His Mosaic

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

Unannounced, Pope appears in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at noon on Thursday, April 10

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate