Pope Leo XIV

This is what the Pope said to President Erdogan upon arriving in Turkey

Address of the Pope during the Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society, and the Diplomatic Corps

Nov 27, 2025 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

The Christmas tree is already in the Vatican, and so is a question with an answer: is it right to cut down a tree like this?

The choice of the trees was not random. Forest stewards conducted a meticulous selection process, prioritising sustainability and the life cycle of the woodland

Nov 27, 2025 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Holy Land•Pope Francis

Francis’ Old Popemobile Awaits Permission of the Israeli government to Become Gaza’s “Vehicle of Hope”

The initiative comes at a time when Gaza’s already overstretched health system has been shattered by more than two years of war

Nov 27, 2025 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Korean bishops warn about AI-generated videos of clergy, bishops, and the Pope

What troubles Church leaders most is not simply the technical manipulation, but the pastoral impact

Nov 27, 2025 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Nigeria: President Tinubu declares state of emergency due to insecurity and orders recruitment of additional police officers and soldiers

Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora (the diocese to which St. Mary’s Catholic School belongs) commented cautiously on the President’s initiative, stating in a brief statement to Fides: “We’ll see what comes of it.”

Nov 27, 2025 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Rome

An Italian Musician Will Receive The Nobel Prize in Theology: The 2025 Ratzinger Prize

The award ceremony, presided over by Leo XIV, will take place on the afternoon of December 12, during the Christmas Concert conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti himself in Paul VI Hall.

Nov 26, 2025 21:35

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

The Holy See closes 2024 with a surplus of €1.6 million

The result represents a dramatic turnaround from the 51.2-million-euro deficit recorded the previous year and may signal a long-awaited shift toward greater financial stability.

Nov 26, 2025 15:42

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Pope Leo XIV

Pope invites us to pray for Christian communities living in areas of war or conflict: here is the video

On the eve of his departure for Türkiye and Lebanon, the Pope invites us to pray for Christian communities who live in war-torn or conflict zones. Leo XIV invites them to not feel abandoned and to be “seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.” He then asks all Christians in the world “to not fall into indifference” and to be “builders of unity.”

Nov 26, 2025 15:39

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How does Christ enlighten our lives and give us hope? Pope Leo XIV responds with a catechesis

Pope’s general audience, November 26, 2025, on how Christ’s Passover illuminates the mystery of life and allows us to look at it with hope

Nov 26, 2025 15:36

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Gaza: the ongoing grave situation and persecution of settlers in occupied Palestine

Palestinian religious leaders and academics have issued their own stark assessment. In a recent joint statement, they argued that the UN resolution’s vision for a Peace Board, chaired by the U.S. president, represents a new form of external administration rather than a path to self-determination

Nov 25, 2025 18:45

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican Dicastery Rejects Resignation of the Commissioner of the Heralds of the Gospel

The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life responded with a concise message: the Cardinal should «wait a few months» before resigning. Based on the response, there is no indication that Pope Leo XIV was consulted regarding this refusal.

Nov 25, 2025 07:20

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Empty Tabernacles and Closed Schools to Protest Kidnappings in Cameroon

The Archbishop of Bamenda has declared in his Pastoral Letter that the Church’s position is clear: it never pays ransoms. The ultimatum, issued by the Archbishop, states that if the kidnapped priest is not released, all parishes, schools, and Catholic institutions in the Ndop Deanery — in the northern part of the diocese where the kidnapping took place –, will be closed.

Nov 24, 2025 18:49

ZENIT Staff