Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

Pope Francis to prison on Holy Thursday: “I cannot wash your feet, but I want to be close to you”

ZENIT Staff

After a short time of prayer, the Pope moved quietly through the rotunda, personally greeting each inmate. There was no rush, no speeches—just moments of encounter, often wordless, but heavy with presence. He then led all gathered in the Lord’s Prayer and offered his blessing, before departing the prison approximately half an hour after his arrival.

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

ZENIT Staff

But the commitment to sustainability isn’t stopping with internal operations. Exelentia is also donating two custom-designed electric vehicles tailored specifically for the needs of Pope Francis.

Salesians Chart a New Course for a Changing World as CG29 Concludes in Rome

Enrique Villegas

Throughout their time in Turin and Rome, participants delved into three major areas: revitalizing vocational life, fostering deeper synergy between Salesians, lay collaborators, and the wider Salesian Family, and overhauling the governance structures at all levels of the congregation

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger

ZENIT Staff

The figure depicted is a weary traveler—hooded, hunched, staff in hand, belongings packed in a weathered bag. It might be easy to mistake him for one of Rome’s countless homeless, often overlooked by pilgrims rushing toward the Basilica. But this figure holds a secret.

Pope Francis meets in Vatican with medical personnel who treated him in hospital: first large audience

Valentina di Giorgio

The entire visit lasted about 20 minutes.

Pope Francis Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar in Wake of Devastating Earthquake

Valentina di Giorgio

The Holy See’s Press Office noted that the Pope’s support is accompanied by constant prayer for the victims and their families

80 thousand teenagers in Rome for historic first Jubilee of Teenagers with canonization of Carlo Acutis

ZENIT Staff

Backed by numerous dioceses and youth ministries, the event enjoys broad support from Catholic movements including the Salesian Youth Movement, Catholic Action, Regnum Christi’s ECYD, and Italy’s national scouting association AGESCI

UNIV 2025: Young People from Around the World in Rome for the Jubilee

ZENIT Staff

This edition’s reflections centre on the idea of citizenship. “Although in our globalised world, we seem more interconnected than ever,” the organisers explain, “we seem to have lost sight of what citizenship really means. What does that mean about our identity as citizens? What virtues or examples do we need in order to foster the common good in today’s world? How can we grow?”