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

Jan 08, 2026 19:11

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV presided over the Eucharistic concelebration with the cardinals gathered in Rome Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

For now, Cardinal Porras remains in Caracas, deprived of his documents and unable to fulfill obligations abroad

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

Cardinals and Bishops

Cardinal Kurt Koch Is Appointed President of Aid to the Church in Need

Cardinal Koch, 75, succeeds Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who led ACN for 14 years as its first President, following its elevation to the status of a Foundation of Pontifical Right.

Nov 27, 2025 22:44

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology•Local Church•Testimonies

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

The controversy reveals a deeper tension running through the German Church’s current path: the attempt to reconcile the universal claims of Catholic doctrine with the fluid language of the modern age

Nov 12, 2025 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

From Oklahoma and Brownsville: these are the new bishops chosen to lead the US episcopate

The president and vice president were elected from a slate of 10 nominees

Nov 11, 2025 19:10

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

“Serious and false”: the response of the Diocese of Cádiz to accusations of abuse against its bishop

The allegations first appeared in «El País», a newspaper known for its persistent scrutiny of the Catholic Church. The publication has long been criticized by Church officials and media analysts for what they describe as ideological bias and methodological flaws in its reporting on abuse cases

Nov 11, 2025 19:04

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

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

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

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

Muslim radicals call for the execution of a cardinal in Iraq

These are the three topics the Pope will address with cardinals in his first consistory

This is the new Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for London: he is from Africa, enjoys horse riding, and was a soldier

Five years in El Salvador and disciple of Cardinal Cupich: this is the new archbishop of New York

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

Cardinal Kurt Koch Is Appointed President of Aid to the Church in Need

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

From Oklahoma and Brownsville: these are the new bishops chosen to lead the US episcopate

“Serious and false”: the response of the Diocese of Cádiz to accusations of abuse against its bishop