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Peruvian Bishops Warn of Scams Using Pope Leo XIV’s Name and Image Weeks Before His Visit

The Peruvian Episcopal Conference warns that it does not request payments or charge any fees for access to blessings, meetings with the Holy Father, photographs, gatherings, or similar activities.

Aug 28, 2026 06:32

ZENIT Staff

Euthanasia•Pro Life

California sees record assisted suicide deaths after 150% rise in five years

The 1,235 deaths account for 0.438% of all deaths for residents of California in 2025.

Aug 28, 2026 06:29

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Mexican bishop imposes restrictions on lay presiding at liturgical celebrations and on the use of vestments intended for the clergy

Under the new provisions, laypeople who have not been instituted in the stable ministry of acolyte may not preside over celebrations of the Word, funeral rites, sacramentals or other liturgical acts proper to ordained ministers

Aug 28, 2026 06:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

The King of Norway Dies: This Is Pope Leo XIV’s Official Statement

In his telegram, addressed to the new Norwegian sovereign, Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the death and extended his condolences to Haakon VIII, the Royal Family and the Norwegian people

Aug 28, 2026 06:17

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

To be clear: “This war must end”: The Pope’s foreign minister to Putin’s foreign minister in Moscow

The Vatican Returns to Moscow: Leo XIV’s Peace Diplomacy Opens a Difficult Channel With Russia

Aug 27, 2026 22:11

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Mission of Divine Mercy: The U.S. Sedevacantist Group Whose Superior Has Been Excommunicated by the Bishop of San Antonio

Deem supernatural, they claim that Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV are «usurpers.» In contrast, they, John Mary Foster and his followers, proclaim themselves the authentic, faithful Catholics of the end times.

Aug 27, 2026 20:58

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV Grants a Private Audience to Europe’s Richest Man: Here Are the Photos

Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH and one of Europe’s wealthiest men, met the Pope with members of his family on August 25 at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo. Arnault later described the encounter as a blessing and shared photographs of the meeting publicly

Aug 27, 2026 13:35

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israeli court sentences Jewish man who attacked and kicked a Catholic nun in Jerusalem to 6 years in a psychiatric hospital

A Nun Attacked in Jerusalem, a Mental-Health Ruling and a Wider Test for Christian Freedom

Aug 27, 2026 13:21

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV

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

Pope’s General Audience, August 26, 2026, on Liturgical Reform

Aug 26, 2026 23:39

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

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

At the current pace, 2026 could surpass last year’s unprecedented total of 530,724 officially certified pilgrims

Aug 25, 2026 23:27

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Euthanasia•Religious Freedom

France legalizes euthanasia but also safeguards the right to conscientious objection

The decision does not overturn France’s legalization of euthanasia. Rather, it establishes a boundary around the institutions and individuals expected to participate in the new system—and, in doing so, gives religious freedom a significant foothold within a law that had initially offered little room for conscientious dissent

Aug 25, 2026 23:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Young People

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

The numbers become even harder to dismiss when sacramental life is considered alongside them.

Aug 25, 2026 23:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV appears in a scene from Chris Pratt’s new movie about St. Peter

Pratt described the opportunity to work with the Pope and the Vatican as an extraordinary honor, expressing gratitude for the trust and access granted to the production. He said St. Peter’s story remains fundamental to Christian faith and that he was grateful to help bring the apostle’s legacy to the screen.

Leo XIV’s Health: What Is Known and Said at the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Health and the Initial Consequences of His Hospital Admission.

The pulmonary growth was discovered following tests performed at the Gemelli-Isola facility, initially intended to investigate what was considered a possible inflammation. According to information provided by the Vatican, the check-up was not prompted by a specific health issue but was a routine medical examination.