Have you experienced hardship, grief, suffering, abuse, or poverty? This message from Pope Leo is for you

Sep 15, 2025 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV presided in St. Peter’s Basilica the Jubilee of Consolation Photo: Vatican Media

Causes of Saints•Local Church

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony held in St. Peter’s Square. Within the Sanctuary of the Spogliation are now two statues: one honoring St. Francis, and another dedicated to Acutis, who is buried precisely in this place.

Sep 15, 2025 17:23

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Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Approves Transition of Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism to a Permanent Subcommittee

The new subcommittee will begin its work following the conclusion of the November Plenary Assembly

Sep 15, 2025 17:20

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Gender Ideology

USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

A legal challenge to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act that, if successful, would undermine women’s sports by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports.

Sep 15, 2025 17:15

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Local Church

An American is the successor to Pope Leo XIV as head of the Order of Saint Augustine

Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, who until now has been Vicar General of the Order and Assistant General for North America, takes up the mantle of Father Alejandro Moral Antón and accepts his new position at the head of the Order. He is the 98th Prior General in the more than 750-year history of the Augustinians.

Sep 15, 2025 17:07

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Bishop announces resignation if Vatican does not rule in his favor in dispute with Opus Dei

On September 8, Bishop Ángel Pérez Pueyo of Barbastro-Monzón used the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin to deliver a homily that went far beyond pious celebration

Sep 15, 2025 17:02

Covadonga Asturias

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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Have you experienced hardship, grief, suffering, abuse, or poverty? This message from Pope Leo is for you

Vietnam and Holy See Deepen Ties in Twelfth Round of Bilateral Dialogue

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US to UN Women: Stop Pushing Gender Ideology

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Approves Transition of Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism to a Permanent Subcommittee

USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

An American is the successor to Pope Leo XIV as head of the Order of Saint Augustine

Bishop announces resignation if Vatican does not rule in his favor in dispute with Opus Dei