Pope Leo XIV indicates to bishops 4 theological cores and 4 indispensable virtues for a pastor

Jun 26, 2025 19:19

The meditation was held at the altar of the cathedra and revolved around 4 theological cores of the bishop as pastor Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

China recognizes first bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for a Chinese diocese

The Vatican confirmed Lin’s appointment on June 5, just days before the ceremony. It was made, the Holy See said, “in the context of dialogue regarding the implementation of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China”

Jun 13, 2025 20:36

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology

Cardinal Eijk Calls for Deeper Church Engagement on Gender Medicine and Bioethics

The cardinal, who serves as Archbishop of Utrecht and is a long-standing member of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Jun 08, 2025 09:24

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Pope Leo writes for the first time to all the French bishops and this is what his letter says

Letter of Pope Leo XIV to the French Episcopate on the occasion of the centenary of the canonization of St. John Eudes, St. John Mary Vianney and St. Therese of the Child Jesus

May 31, 2025 18:58

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Four German Bishops Formally Disassociate Themselves from the German Synodal Path to Remain in the Catholic Church

Bishops Rainer Maria Woelki (Cologne), Gregor Maria Hanke (Eichstätt), Stefan Oster (Passau), and Rudolf Voderholzer (Regensburg) made their position public in a letter sent on May 19 to the President of the Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, and to the President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), Irme Stetter-Karp.

May 26, 2025 16:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

These are the first countries Pope Leo would visit according to Cardinal Sturla’s statements

During a radio interview on May 21 with Uruguay’s Radio Carve, Cardinal Sturla, a participant in the conclave that elected Leo XIV earlier this month, shared what he described as “very high” chances that Uruguay will be part of the Pope’s itinerary.

May 26, 2025 10:50

ZENIT Staff

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

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

Pope Leo XIV indicates to bishops 4 theological cores and 4 indispensable virtues for a pastor

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Israel Asks for Peace Yet Invades Iran: The Logic of Reasoning of the Only «Iranian Cardinal»

Leader of all U.S. bishops to migrants: “Count on our commitment to accompany you in these difficult times”

4 pastoral coordinates indicated by the Pope to the Church in Italy (which are valid for other places)

Pope Leo to bishops on pilgrimage to Rome: “take special care of priests, your first collaborators”

Leo XIV to Personally Bestow Palliums in Return to Historic Ritual: A Subtle but Symbolic Shift in Papal Style

China recognizes first bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for a Chinese diocese

Cardinal Eijk Calls for Deeper Church Engagement on Gender Medicine and Bioethics

Pope Leo writes for the first time to all the French bishops and this is what his letter says

Four German Bishops Formally Disassociate Themselves from the German Synodal Path to Remain in the Catholic Church

These are the first countries Pope Leo would visit according to Cardinal Sturla’s statements