Pakistan: Truck Plows Into Catholic Procession on Easter Sunday

Apr 17, 2026 19:39

What unfolded in the early hours of April 5 in Wazirabad has quickly become more than a tragic accident Photo: International Christian Concern

Religious Freedom

Between altar and state: Catholic clergy formation in China reflects the tightening framework of “Sinicized” religion

In practical terms, this means that clergy formation now includes systematic instruction in political doctrine

Apr 15, 2026 11:49

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV•Rome

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

At the heart of the June discussions lies a dual axis: missionary renewal and structural reform. The Pope’s letter places renewed emphasis on Evangelii Gaudium, the 2013 apostolic exhortation of his predecessor, presenting it not as a historical document but as an unfinished program

Apr 15, 2026 11:39

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

The city of Bamenda, where Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over a peace gathering, encapsulates the complexity of the crisis. Often described as the epicenter of the Anglophone conflict, Bamenda has endured years of violence since tensions escalated in 2016

Apr 15, 2026 10:23

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

Apr 14, 2026 17:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Yet the significance of the Caieiras ceremony cannot be understood without reference to the recent past. In 2019, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life imposed a series of disciplinary measures on the Heralds following an intervention whose details were never fully clarified publicly

Apr 14, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

The Pope’s Homily on the Occasion of the Priestly Ordinations during the World Day of Prayer for Vocations

The Death Penalty in the U.S.: On the Same Day, Pope Leo XIV and the Trump Administration Weigh In (With Opposing Views)

In 2025, 11 of those states carried out executions. In 2024, 9 states carried out the death penalty, and in 2023, 5

Pakistan: Truck Plows Into Catholic Procession on Easter Sunday

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

On the Use of Power: A Reflection by Leo XIV for Scholars at a Crucial Moment in History

Trump and Vance prolong the conflict with Leon XIV as Russia and Brazil join the controversy

Masculinity Reconciled with Religion: Study Shows Increase in Faith Among Young Men

Although support remains higher, a poll shows a slight decline in support for abortion in the United States

Should the Bible influence a country’s laws, or should a president defend the faith of its citizens? This is what a major survey in Latin America reveals

Between altar and state: Catholic clergy formation in China reflects the tightening framework of “Sinicized” religion

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions