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May 14, 2025 11:44

Tim Daniels

U.S. Supreme Court

Pope Leo XIV

One of Leo XIV’s first letters is to Jews: this is what the missive says

“I pledge to continue and strengthen the Church’s dialogue and cooperation with the Jewish people in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration Nostra Aetate,” writes the Pope.

May 13, 2025 06:15

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV’s surprise visit to the Augustinians of Rome

Though the meeting took place behind closed doors, its meaning spilled into the street. Despite a sudden downpour sweeping through the Eternal City, hundreds gathered in the square outside the Curia, hoping for a glimpse of the Pope they now felt belonged to the world, but who still belonged—deep down—to them.

May 13, 2025 06:09

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Zelensky calls Leo XIV: Ukrainian President invited Pope to visit the country

The announcement followed a telephone conversation between the two leaders on May 12, their first since the former Bishop of Chiclayo, Robert Prevost, was elected Supreme Pontiff just days earlier.

May 12, 2025 17:21

Valentina di Giorgio

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

400,000 abortions and $2 billion in revenue: Planned Parenthood’s record year sparks outrage

While the group continues to market itself as a champion of women’s health and reproductive freedom, is something far more lucrative and far less humanitarian: abortion on an industrial scale

May 12, 2025 17:20

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Testimonies

Prince Hassan invites Patriarchs and Church Leaders to a conference on the role of Arab Christians in the Middle East

In his speech, which was also widely quoted in the Jordan Times, Prince Hassan emphasized the urgency of upholding the right to diversity and full equality among citizens in order to promote coexistence among differences, free from the pitfalls of sectarian conflict and hatred.

May 12, 2025 17:15

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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One of Leo XIV’s first letters is to Jews: this is what the missive says

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Prince Hassan invites Patriarchs and Church Leaders to a conference on the role of Arab Christians in the Middle East