Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Jan 09, 2026 22:59

Pope Leo XIV received the ambassadors of the 184 states with which the Holy See maintains diplomatic relation Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

“It is not the Church that attracts, but Christ”: Pope Leo XIV’s first speech (translated into English) to a consistory of cardinals

Improvised remarks by the Holy Father at the conclusion of the first session of the Extraordinary Consistory

Jan 08, 2026 19:15

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

León XIV to cardinals: “We gather not to promote personal or group “agendas”

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of the extraordinary consistory at the Vatican

Jan 08, 2026 19:11

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

“Peter (The Pope) must not be unaccompanied”: Cardinal Radcliffe’s complete meditation in English to the cardinals in the Consistory

Cardinal Radcliffe’s complete meditation in English to the cardinals in the Consistory

Jan 07, 2026 17:52

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory: this was discussed

Time constraints required the assembly to select only two subjects from a list of four. Alongside the two chosen themes were liturgy and the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which reformed the Roman Curia and its service to local Churches

Jan 07, 2026 17:49

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Vocations

Austria Opens a New Path to the Priesthood for Midlife Professionals

The conference has stressed that the initiative aligns fully with Vatican norms, particularly those outlined in the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis, the foundational document governing priestly formation worldwide

Jan 07, 2026 17:46

Joachin Meisner Hertz