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

Jan 22, 2026 19:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The 94-year-old emeritus archbishop of Hong Kong emerged as the most outspoken critic of the gathering

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, Indonesia

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

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

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

The account of the resurrection of Lazarus and the symptom of a longing for the infinite, as reflected upon by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 22, 2026

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

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