The Vatican Museums announce that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel will be restored in 2026

Aug 15, 2025 09:59

ZENIT Staff

Michelangelo’s monumental “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel

Dicasteries•Vatican City

The Vatican’s asset manager made a record profit serving the Church. How much? We reveal it here

Available in nine languages and with data from more than 125,000 churches, the app is establishing itself globally as the most complete and up-to-date platform for locating Catholic churches and checking their mass times.

Aug 01, 2025 01:38

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV appoints a new director for the Vatican Observatory

The appointment of P. D’Souza represents an important moment of continuity and renewal for the Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world.

Jul 31, 2025 21:44

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Good News•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV grants his first “doctorate”: this is the saint named the 38th Doctor of the Church

Though the date of the formal proclamation has not yet been announced, the message is clear: the Church continues to learn from those who searched for truth with humility and rigor

Jul 31, 2025 21:36

Elizabeth Owens

Dicasteries•Local Church•Virgin Mary

The Vatican issues a statement and assessment on alleged Marian apparitions at Monte Sant’Onofrio

Yet the Dicastery does not ignore what it terms “elements of confusion.” Two specific concerns are raised. The first relates to a disobedience regarding ecclesiastical guidelines. The previous bishop, Claudio Palumbo, had explicitly forbidden public or private liturgical celebrations connected to the apparitions

Jul 30, 2025 16:06

Valentina di Giorgio

Causes of Saints•Protection of vulnerable people•Rome

Case of mismanagement of abuse allegations could halt canonization of Jesuit Pedro Arrupe

The case not only implicates institutional failures at multiple levels, but forces a reckoning with how the Church remembers its revered leaders. Arrupe’s involvement may have been limited to correspondence, and the surviving documentation does not indicate whether he approved the ordination against advice or simply deferred to others

Jul 30, 2025 16:04

Valentina di Giorgio

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The catalyst was an incident known as the “Fuentes case.” In Decembe...
Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis to be published in October 2025
The dissertation situates the local prior not merely as an administr...
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Urges Sahara Missionary´s Followers to Promote Charity

The Pope’s first homily dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Assumption

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis to be published in October 2025

The dissertation situates the local prior not merely as an administrator but as a spiritual anchor for his community, with the Eucharistic liturgy at the heart of communal life. It emphasizes the common good of the Church, the value of consultation alongside hierarchical authority, and the mutual respect due to the varied gifts within the Body of Christ

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The Vatican Museums announce that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel will be restored in 2026

Vatican Issues Overhaul of Procurement Rules to Strengthen Transparency and Efficiency

Pope Leo XIV approves labor reform on family matters for Vatican employees

Turbulent Times for Emmanuel Community as Global Leader Steps Down Amid Internal Strains

This Is the Exorcist on His Way to the Altars

Letter from Benedict XVI published, definitively clarifying whether his resignation was valid or whether there was an anti-pope

Complete list of winners of the first edition of the Catholic Music Awards

The Vatican’s asset manager made a record profit serving the Church. How much? We reveal it here

Pope Leo XIV appoints a new director for the Vatican Observatory

Pope Leo XIV grants his first “doctorate”: this is the saint named the 38th Doctor of the Church

The Vatican issues a statement and assessment on alleged Marian apparitions at Monte Sant’Onofrio

Case of mismanagement of abuse allegations could halt canonization of Jesuit Pedro Arrupe