Restoration Concludes of One of St. Peter’s Basilica’s Most Important Domes

Sep 21, 2026 09:32

ZENIT Staff

dome of the Clementine Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica Photo: Fabbrica di San Pietro

Vatican City

Vatican Children’s Hospital: No. 1 in Europe, No. 4 in the world, according to a new ranking

The Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, owned by the Holy See, has risen to fourth place worldwide in the 2027 Newsweek–Statista ranking of specialized pediatric hospitals, moving up two positions from the previous edition and retaining its position as the leading pediatric hospital in Europe

Sep 19, 2026 13:46

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

What Does It Mean to Be a Bishop? A Catechesis by Leo XIV to the Latin American Episcopate (a source of spiritual and pastoral enrichment for any priest)

Letter from the Holy Father to the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonization of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo

Sep 19, 2026 09:17

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

«Leo XIV Effect» in Barcelona? Number of Seminarians Increases for the New Academic Year

The 23 new additions to the seminary come from various Catalan dioceses: six from Barcelona, four from Tarragona, four from Sant Feliu de Llobregat, three from Vic, two from Girona, two from Lleida, one from Urgell, and one from Tortosa.

Sep 18, 2026 18:46

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Sep 18, 2026 13:38

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

Sep 18, 2026 13:25

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Leo XIV will not participate in the anniversary of St. John Paul II’s historic World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi

The Vatican’s decision does not suggest a setback in his recovery: reflects the prudence required after major surgery, even when clinical results are encouraging. The Pope had been expected to attend the gathering entitled “Disarmed and Disarming Peace,” which will bring together Christian leaders, representatives of other religious traditions and invited guests in the Umbrian town.

Pope Leo XIV to Jews at the Vatican: The Church does not tolerate anti-Semitism and combats it, in accordance with the Gospel itself

The Pope’s Remarks to a Delegation from the American Jewish Committee

Restoration Concludes of One of St. Peter’s Basilica’s Most Important Domes

Leo XIV Visits the Dicastery for Culture and Education

What is the art of “pastoral evaluation”? Leo XIV explains it, as well as the kind of priest (and seminarian) Rome needs

The Parable of the Workers Hired in the Vineyard, Explained by the Pope

Questions about liturgy: Reusing Graves of Ancestors

Catholic Priest Murdered in Mexico: The 13th Such Killing During the MORENA Administration

How many martyrs will the Catholic Church have by 2026? The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints provides an answer

Vatican Children’s Hospital: No. 1 in Europe, No. 4 in the world, according to a new ranking

What Does It Mean to Be a Bishop? A Catechesis by Leo XIV to the Latin American Episcopate (a source of spiritual and pastoral enrichment for any priest)

«Leo XIV Effect» in Barcelona? Number of Seminarians Increases for the New Academic Year

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV