Pope Leo XIV

Shock Announcement by Leo XIV: A Week in the Hospital; «I Have a Lung Nodule»

The procedure is scheduled for early next week, and the expected hospital stay following the operation is approximately one week.

Oct 11, 2026 07:33

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Pope Leo XIV

Do not give in to the temptation to elevate yourself above others: the words of Leo XIV to the Greek-Melkite Catholic bishops (which apply to any member of the clergy)

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the participants in the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Melkite Church

Oct 10, 2026 21:54

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Pope Leo XIV

3 Brief Reflections on the Art of Louis XIV for the Directors of the World’s Most Prestigious Museums

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the participants in the Meeting of Museum Directors from Around the World (Bizot Group)

Oct 10, 2026 21:47

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Holy Land: In Taybeh, Christian olive farmers are being driven away from their trees while Jewish settlers steal their olive trees

Among the settlers seen on farmland south of Taybeh was Neriya Ben Pazi, who was sanctioned by the United States in 2024. At the time, the U.S. State Department said he had been involved in violence against Palestinians and had expelled Palestinian shepherds from hundreds of acres of land. The U.S. Treasury Department also designated entities linked to him.

Oct 10, 2026 19:47

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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jewish settlers attack the olive trees belonging to Christians in the only entirely Christian village in the Holy Land. Leo XIV writes to the parish priest of Gaza

The consequences extend well beyond a single season. Taybeh has more than 16,000 dunams of land planted with olive trees, equivalent to over 1,600 hectares. Olive oil has sustained household economies for generations, supplied local families and reached markets beyond Palestine

Oct 09, 2026 19:39

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Good News•Vatican City

The Vatican and Microsoft Launch a New Font for the Microsoft 365 Office Suite: Michelangelus

Commissioned by the Fabbrica di San Pietro and created by studiogusto®, it has been developed for the Microsoft 365 Office. Over 500 glyphs and four styles transform the artist’s handwriting into a system that is accessible and free to use worldwide, creating a dialogue between historical heritage, design and technology.

Oct 09, 2026 18:04

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Rome

On De-Radicalizing Aspects of Education and on the Responsibility to Safeguard Revelation and the Memory of the Heart: Leo XIV to the Pontifical Universities

Homily by the Holy Father at the Holy Mass marking the opening of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities

Oct 08, 2026 17:15

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Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican Commission on Combating Abuse Examines Protection Within Religious Communities and Makes Further Progress

The Commission’s members approved by referendum the Instrumentum laboris for the Fourth Annual Report, due for publication in 2027 and emphasised that the meaningful participation of victims and survivors in the Annual Report process remains essential to understanding institutional responses to abuse and shaping policies capable of preventing its recurrence.

Oct 08, 2026 10:10

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV will visit Mexico twice, according to statements by the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference. The dates will be as follows

Neither trip has been confirmed by the Holy See, but the possibility reflects the growing importance of the Guadalupe jubilee in the Mexican Church’s pastoral plans and its ambitions for a wider spiritual renewal across the Americas.

Oct 08, 2026 10:04

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Holy Land•Religious Freedom

Jerusalem: Mamilla Pool and Cemetery at Risk

The restoration project for the Mamilla Pool, located west of Jerusalem’s Old City, is reigniting controversy; it risks obliterating the winter pool and the graves of the ancient Islamic cemetery, sites already eroded over the decades by parks, roads, parking lots, and a museum.

Oct 08, 2026 09:57

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Gender Ideology

USA: Teen wrestler takes her Title IX fight to SCOTUS following sexual assault by male opponent

A male wrestler sexually assaulted teenage female wrestler Kallie Keeler in December 2025 during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament, an event sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Keeler and her mother are suing state officials after those officials directed Keeler to take the mat without telling anyone that she was about to wrestle a male and after the officials waited 53 days to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, in violation of a mandatory 48-hour reporting law.

Oct 08, 2026 09:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

What kind of Church do people encounter when they are at their most vulnerable? Leo XIV opens the conference on Amoris Laetitia by placing vulnerability at the center

Remarks by the Pope at the beginning of the meeting with the leaders of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the episcopal conferences, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Amoris laetitia”

Oct 07, 2026 17:29

ZENIT Staff