More committees and projects? The path proposed by Pope Leo XIV as a response to divisions

Sep 09, 2026 16:32

Pope Leo XIV received a group of bishops associated with the Focolare Movement in a private audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million

The government authorized the transfer of the funds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the Pope’s visit from November 11 to 16, according to a supreme decree published in the country’s official gazette on September 5.

Sep 09, 2026 10:08

Enrique Villegas

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Another (Extremely) Young Bishop for China: Leo XIV Approves Candidate for Important Historic Diocese

The new archbishop therefore inherits not merely an administrative office but a Church with a long memory of missionary sacrifice, political persecution and efforts to preserve communion with Rome under exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Sep 09, 2026 10:04

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV Goes to Argentina: How Popular Is the Pope in Francis’s Home Country? Study Published

The figures, released on September 23 by the polling firm Zuban Córdoba, provide an early indication of the reception Leo XIV may encounter when he reaches Argentina from Uruguay. The survey was conducted from September 16 to 19 among 2,000 people across the country, with a 95 percent confidence level, according to the pollster.

Here’s How the Meeting Between the Pope and 7 Abuse Victims in Lourdes Unfolded (As Told by the Victims Themselves)

After the Lourdes meeting, five participants spoke to journalists. Olivier Mardi, cofounder of the advocacy group Voix Libérées de Touraine, said the Pope had listened attentively and was aware that the danger of abuse had not disappeared. “He is no fool,” Mardi said

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More committees and projects? The path proposed by Pope Leo XIV as a response to divisions

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Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million

Another (Extremely) Young Bishop for China: Leo XIV Approves Candidate for Important Historic Diocese