Leo XIV will visit the Vatican Apostolic Library and open an exhibition for the first time

Jul 12, 2026 10:22

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Apostolic Library

Pro Life

Italy Fights EU on Gestational Surrogacy

Responding to those who defend surrogacy on altruistic or voluntary grounds, Professor Ursula Basset, an adviser at the National Directorate for International Affairs of Argentina’s Ministry of Justice, said, “I will believe in surrogate motherhood when a rich woman gestates for a poor one.”

Jul 12, 2026 09:28

Stefano Gennarini

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Gestures and the Tabernacle

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jul 12, 2026 09:17

Fr. Edward McNamara

What Should Good AI Legislation Look Like? Leo XIV Offers Guidance to Catholic Legislators

Address to the Participants in the Meeting of the “International Catholic Legislators Network”

Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege

On Thursday, August 20, Pope Leo XIV received Aoun at the Apostolic Palace for a private meeting lasting around half an hour. The Lebanese president then held talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations

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Leo XIV will visit the Vatican Apostolic Library and open an exhibition for the first time

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