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

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

As part of the centenary observances, the Holy See has also announced an exceptional opportunity for veneration: from 22 February to 22 March 2026, the body of Saint Francis will be brought out of its crypt

Jan 17, 2026 19:26

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News•Pope Leo XIV

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

Jan 15, 2026 16:34

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Jan 14, 2026 21:30

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Jan 12, 2026 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Jan 11, 2026 19:22

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

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

Leo XIV receives leaders of the most important traditional Catholic community (in communion with Rome) in audience

Trump invited the Vatican to the new “Peace Board.” The Holy See confirms that Leo XIV is considering accepting

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of bishop whom Pope Francis appointed cardinal, but who “did not want” to receive the appointment

“Live Your Spirituality Without Ever Separating Yourselves from the Rest of the Ecclesial Body”: Pope Leo XIV to the Neocatechumenal Way

The art of refraining from taking advantage of fame, popularity, and success, according to Pope Leo XIV

«Why, Lord?» The Pope’s Most Moving Reflection Before Families Whose Children Died or Are in Hospital

Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos