11th General Congregation of Cardinals: migration, wars, sects and support for the new Pope were the topics discussed

May 05, 2025 16:49

ZENIT Staff

11th General Congregation of Cardinals Photo: Vatican Media

Vatican City

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

The program foresees that the cyclists, in a non-competitive mode, enter Vatican City at 3:30 pm through the Petriano entrance on Via Paolo VI, follow the Marian Way through the Vatican Gardens and exit Vatican City from the Porta del Perugino before arriving to the finish at the Circus Maximus.

May 03, 2025 20:11

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

9th General Congregation of Cardinals: communion, Francis’ magisterium, curia and synodality were the topics discussed

On the morning of Saturday, May 3, the ninth General Congregation of Cardinals was held. The meeting began with a moment of common prayer at 9:00 am. There were 177 cardinals present, 127 of whom were electors.

May 03, 2025 15:31

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

During the Pontificate of Pope Francis, the Number of People Who Came to See the Pope Plummeted

During Pope Francis’s 12-year pontificate, a total of 34,953,276 people went to see him. However, the decline in visits is evident when comparing the 7,314,350 in 2013 with the 1,682,100 in 2024. Data from the Prefecture of the Papal Household shows this annual decline.

May 02, 2025 15:29

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops

According To Statistics, Betting Houses and Cardinals’ Statements, How Many Days Will The Conclave Last?

From 1850 to 2013, the year in which Pope Francis was elected, the average number of days to elect a Pope has been 3 days.

May 02, 2025 15:25

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Religious Freedom

USA: Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Religious Charter Schools

The case centers on St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a proposed online institution backed by Oklahoma’s Catholic leadership and approved by the state’s Charter School Board last year. The school is designed to deliver a curriculum explicitly rooted in Catholic doctrine, with its mission unapologetically aligned with evangelization

May 02, 2025 13:54

Tim Daniels

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Congratulations to the employees of the Roman Curia, the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the Vicariate of Rome, together with their families.

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Address of the Pope to the Roman Curia on two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion, on the occasion of the annual Christmas greetings

11th General Congregation of Cardinals: migration, wars, sects and support for the new Pope were the topics discussed

10th General Congregation of Cardinals: profile of the new Pope, canon law and challenges the topics discussed

The Pontificate of Francis: An Analysis by Bishop Robert Barron

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

Peculiar audience at the Vatican for the vice-president of Zimbabwe: who receives him if there is no Pope and no Secretary of State?

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

The Gospel meditated by the Pope: unpublished TV interview with Francis unveiled

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

9th General Congregation of Cardinals: communion, Francis’ magisterium, curia and synodality were the topics discussed

During the Pontificate of Pope Francis, the Number of People Who Came to See the Pope Plummeted

According To Statistics, Betting Houses and Cardinals’ Statements, How Many Days Will The Conclave Last?

USA: Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Religious Charter Schools