With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Jan 26, 2026 22:22

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Bishop Georg Gänswein, former Personal Secretary of Benedict XVI. Photo: Andreas Solaro; AFP

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, Indonesia

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Statement by the bishops of the Holy Land on “Christian Zionism”

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement

Jan 19, 2026 17:21

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Outlining a moral vision for US foreign policy: full text of the statement by three US cardinals

3 cardinals issued a strongly worded statement measuring US foreign policy against the principles set forth by Pope Leo XIV in his January 9, 2026 address to members of the diplomatic corps accredited the Holy See

Jan 19, 2026 17:17

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory

Cardinal Zen used his brief allotted time to intervene in the Consistory, delivering controversial and critical remarks regarding the synodal process

Jan 12, 2026 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Makes Known the Words the Pope Said to Cardinals at the End of the Consistory

Pope’s words at the end of the Extraordinary Consistory of January 2026

Jan 11, 2026 07:08

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

Jan 08, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

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With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Cardinals, the first consistory of Leo XIV, and Cardinal Zen’s public objections

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of bishop whom Pope Francis appointed cardinal, but who “did not want” to receive the appointment

The German bishop who brought the local Catholic Church to the brink of schism announces that he will not seek re-election

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

Statement by the bishops of the Holy Land on “Christian Zionism”

Outlining a moral vision for US foreign policy: full text of the statement by three US cardinals

This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory

Vatican Makes Known the Words the Pope Said to Cardinals at the End of the Consistory

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV