12th and last General Congregation of Cardinals: Francis’ reforms and the new Pope’s vocation to communion

May 06, 2025 07:53

ZENIT Staff

12th and last General Congregation of Cardinals Photo: Vatican Media

Vatican Diplomacy

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

Archbishop Gallagher, whose role remains uninterrupted even in the absence of a pope, welcomed Vice President Chiwenga on behalf of the Holy See, continuing the Vatican’s subtle yet sustained engagement with the world stage

May 03, 2025 20:25

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

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

Photogallery of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the Conclave

May 03, 2025 20:17

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Pope Francis

The Gospel meditated by the Pope: unpublished TV interview with Francis unveiled

Unpublished interview with Pope Francis

May 03, 2025 20:15

ZENIT Staff

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

Trump attacks the Pope again, and Leo XIV responds once more: “If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth”

The controversy erupted anew during a televised phone interview in which Trump, speaking to conservative host Hugh Hewitt, suggested that the Pope’s priorities were misplaced and even dangerous

What does it mean that Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Address on the occasion of the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, April 3, 2026

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12th and last General Congregation of Cardinals: Francis’ reforms and the new Pope’s vocation to communion

Women’s «Conclave» «Parallel» to that of Cardinals Also Takes Place in Rome

Germany: For The First Time There Are More Agnostics Than Christians. Here Are the Numbers

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