Appointment of an Alleged Freemason to the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences Sparks Controversy

Aug 14, 2026 12:45

Valentina di Giorgio

Longo, director of the Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages

Controversies

Lefebvrians Respond to the Pope with an Open Letter: “Far be it from us to separate ourselves from the Roman Church”

Full text in English of the letter from the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X to Pope Leo XIV in response to a letter from the Holy Father

Jun 30, 2026 16:08

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Controversies•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Major Canadian newspaper acknowledges the falsehood of the allegations regarding mass graves of infants that were leveled against the Catholic Church and led to the burning of churches across the country

The editorial did not deny the documented suffering endured by Indigenous children within Canada’s residential school system, nor did it minimize historical injustices. It argued that the existence of those injustices should never have exempted extraordinary claims from rigorous verification.

Jun 10, 2026 12:14

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Controversies•Local Church

UFOs, Demons, and Ecclesial Boundaries: Why Washington’s Archbishop Removed a High-Profile Exorcist

The decision was accompanied by a second measure of considerable significance: the Archdiocese of Washington also severed its institutional ties with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, the Washington-based ministry directed by Rossetti

Jun 04, 2026 08:15

ZENIT Staff

Controversies•Pope Leo XIV

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

Jun 01, 2026 17:57

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Controversies

Lefebvrists Announce the Names of Four Bishops They Will Ordain Without Papal Permission

On Wednesday, May 14, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in the name of the Roman Pontiff, reaffirmed that the ordinations announced by the Lefebvrists «lack the corresponding pontifical mandate.» This gesture constitutes «a schismatic act» and «formal adherence to the movement constitutes a grave offense against God and carries with it the excommunication duly established by Church law.»

May 26, 2026 10:21

ZENIT Staff

Two Lessons from Saint Peter for When We Struggle to Accept and Understand God’s Ways, According to Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, August 30, 2026

The King of Norway Dies: This Is Pope Leo XIV’s Official Statement

In his telegram, addressed to the new Norwegian sovereign, Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the death and extended his condolences to Haakon VIII, the Royal Family and the Norwegian people

Appointment of an Alleged Freemason to the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences Sparks Controversy

Leo XIV, the Shrine of Lourdes, and Rupnik’s mosaics: a papal visit as new evidence emerges against the former Jesuit

Against the Unity Pope Leo XIV Seeks: Gestures and Words from Bishops That Fuel Polarization and Cause Confusion

Lefebvrians challenge excommunications and make Canon Law their new battleground

Following Controversy at the Basilica of Guadalupe, the Cardinal of Mexico City Announced Reforms Inspired by Rome and Appointed a New Rector

Does the Devil Exist? The Vatican newspaper unnecessarily suggests that he does not. A controversy in the middle of summer

Vatican Explains Consequences of Excommunication of Lefebvrists, Including Invalidity of Sacraments

Lefebvrians Respond to the Pope with an Open Letter: “Far be it from us to separate ourselves from the Roman Church”

Major Canadian newspaper acknowledges the falsehood of the allegations regarding mass graves of infants that were leveled against the Catholic Church and led to the burning of churches across the country

UFOs, Demons, and Ecclesial Boundaries: Why Washington’s Archbishop Removed a High-Profile Exorcist

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

Lefebvrists Announce the Names of Four Bishops They Will Ordain Without Papal Permission