Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery for his former students during their annual gathering on Aug. 30, 2015. The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of…
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.24.2026).- Before the Wednesday general audience, Pope Leo XIV received a group of writers in a private audience to mark the 100th anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House. The audience…
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.24.2026).- On the morning of Wednesday, June 24, the Holy Father presided over the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Returning to the theme of the catechesis on the documents…
The interim report of an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against a prominent post-war German cardinal is set to be published on Thursday. Allegations against Cardinal Franz Hengsbach, the founding bishop of the diocese…
Throughout 2026, a museum in Puebla, Mexico, is hosting the exhibition “When Faith Challenged Power,” which depicts the history of the Cristero War, a popular uprising against religious persecution in Mexico that frequently goes unmentioned…
A Catholic religious community in Melbourne, Australia says it will be forced to close after nearly two centuries as it moves to settle a large number of abuse claims brought against it. Christian Brothers Oceania…
The Vatican has rejected a German bishop’s request for permission to allow lay persons to deliver the homily in “exceptional circumstances” instead of a cleric. The German bishops had requested a special formal permission, known…
A view of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican flag. The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is ‘intrinsically linked’ to the proclamation of the Gospel and reserved to ordained ministers.
Register Staff‘Declaration’ COMMENTARY: The US bishops’ consecration to the Sacred Heart and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence adds unmistakable significance.
Daniel IbáñezPope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in…