Applauded by some, criticized by others: this is Cardinal Schönborn’s new successor at the helm of the prestigious episcopal see of Vienna

Oct 20, 2025 13:11

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Grünwidl, 63, steps into a role long identified with theological gravitas and moral authority.

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pro Life•Vatican Diplomacy

Andorra will approve abortion despite the fact that its head of state is a Catholic bishop

Josep-Lluis Serrano Pentinat, the recently installed bishop of Urgell and, by virtue of that role, co-prince of Andorra, now finds himself at the center of an unfolding political and moral drama

Sep 26, 2025 19:13

Covadonga Asturias

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Vatican City

Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution

The release of thousands of pages of WhatsApp messages and audio recordings has only added to the uncertainty

Sep 25, 2025 17:40

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinals and Bishops•Homosexuality•Pope Francis

Cardinal Ambongo, leader of the entire African episcopate: “Fiducia Supplicans was a bad chapter in Pope Francis’ pontificate”

African Cardinal Challenges Vatican Document, Calls for Stronger Prophetic Voice in Church

Sep 18, 2025 08:33

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Bishop announces resignation if Vatican does not rule in his favor in dispute with Opus Dei

On September 8, Bishop Ángel Pérez Pueyo of Barbastro-Monzón used the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin to deliver a homily that went far beyond pious celebration

Sep 15, 2025 17:02

Covadonga Asturias

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Abuse, Social Media, Synod, Seminaries, Mission… This Is What Pope Leo XIV Addressed During a Meeting with New Bishops

The topics of relations between the various bodies of the Church, both universal and particular, were also addressed; the process of appointing Bishops, a subject of study by some groups that emerged from the Synod; the multiple crises the world is experiencing, the need to share and confront them together; and the value of the presence of the Bishop, close to the suffering.

Sep 12, 2025 23:43

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

Applauded by some, criticized by others: this is Cardinal Schönborn’s new successor at the helm of the prestigious episcopal see of Vienna

These are the 10 bishops who are candidates to lead the Catholic Church in the United States for the next three years

Pope Leo XIV: yes to synodality, but without undermining the authority of the bishop

Australian Bishop Returns to Ministry After Independent Probe Clears Abuse Allegation

Canada’s Bishops Choose New Leader as Church Faces Digital, Cultural, and Indigenous Challenges

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator

Pope Leo entrusts the important Dicastery that elects bishops to a Carmelite and canonist

Andorra will approve abortion despite the fact that its head of state is a Catholic bishop

Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution

Cardinal Ambongo, leader of the entire African episcopate: “Fiducia Supplicans was a bad chapter in Pope Francis’ pontificate”

Bishop announces resignation if Vatican does not rule in his favor in dispute with Opus Dei

Abuse, Social Media, Synod, Seminaries, Mission… This Is What Pope Leo XIV Addressed During a Meeting with New Bishops