Questions about liturgy: Seminarians, Deacons and Collars

Jan 11, 2026 19:24

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Diplomacy

With How Many Countries Does the Vatican Have Diplomatic Relations? These Are the Figures for 2025

Of 184 countries, 93 have an Embassy in Rome, including those of the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Jan 09, 2026 00:06

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

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

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of the extraordinary consistory at the Vatican

Jan 08, 2026 19:11

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

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

Cardinal Radcliffe’s complete meditation in English to the cardinals in the Consistory

Jan 07, 2026 17:52

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Questions about liturgy: Seminarians, Deacons and Collars

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

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Investigation: How the Holy See sought a final diplomatic solution for Maduro

Leader of the Lefebvrians anticipates possible new episcopal ordinations. In the 1980s, they were excommunicated

How many pilgrims visited Brazil’s main shrine? Data for 2025 is released

Haunted Without God: Why Secular Americans Still Believe Something Lingers

With How Many Countries Does the Vatican Have Diplomatic Relations? These Are the Figures for 2025

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

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