Why was there a liturgical reform in the Church? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Aug 26, 2026 23:39

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV presided over the general audience inside the Vatican Basilica Photo: Vatican Media

Religious Freedom

Massachusetts Court Blocks Catholic Saints’ Statues at Public Safety Building

The ruling does not finally determine the fate of the statues. The case now returns to the Norfolk Superior Court, where the underlying litigation will continue, and the city could potentially seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Aug 24, 2026 22:55

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican diplomacy returns to Moscow: Leo XIV sends his “foreign minister” to engage in dialogue with Russia and intercede on behalf of Ukraine

Gallagher is not traveling simply as an intermediary between Moscow and Kyiv. His meetings encompass state diplomacy, relations with the Russian Orthodox Church and the pastoral concerns of Catholics. The Holy See has therefore constructed a mission with several channels operating simultaneously

Aug 24, 2026 22:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV on the Centurion of the Gospel for Military Personnel and Military Chaplains

Pope Leo XIV’s address to a Delegation from the Military Ordinariate for Portugal

Aug 24, 2026 22:21

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom•Woman

Nigerian Court Rules Religious Police Cannot Arrest Christian Woman for Converting from Islam

A Nigerian court has ruled that Kano State’s Hisbah religious police cannot arrest Sarah*, a young woman who converted from Islam to Christianity. Christian family that helped her is still facing false criminal charges.

Aug 23, 2026 13:27

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom•Woman

Iraq’s Court of Cassation affirms woman’s right to be classified as Christian in state’s official database

Country’s highest court for civil, criminal, and family matters affirms right of Iraqi Christian to freely choose her religion, sets persuasive precedent for scores of Christians in Iraq facing serious legal and personal consequences of state-assigned religion.

Aug 23, 2026 13:21

ZENIT Staff

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

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Why was there a liturgical reform in the Church? Pope Leo XIV explains it

The Camino de Santiago Is Breaking Records Again — and 2027 Could Change Everything

France legalizes euthanasia but also safeguards the right to conscientious objection

A Catholic Revival Is Taking Root on America’s College Campuses, according to new research

The “hybrid mission”: How young people live their faith and seek it out—online or in person? What research reveals

Loneliness or falling in love? Why does a priest leave the ministry?

Court Excludes Spiritual Direction from the Legal Protection Afforded to the Sacrament of Confession

Massachusetts Court Blocks Catholic Saints’ Statues at Public Safety Building

Vatican diplomacy returns to Moscow: Leo XIV sends his “foreign minister” to engage in dialogue with Russia and intercede on behalf of Ukraine

A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV on the Centurion of the Gospel for Military Personnel and Military Chaplains

Nigerian Court Rules Religious Police Cannot Arrest Christian Woman for Converting from Islam

Iraq’s Court of Cassation affirms woman’s right to be classified as Christian in state’s official database