Taiwan’s president writes to Pope Leo XIV: ‘Taipei wants peace, human rights, and democracy’

Feb 02, 2026 19:10

ZENIT Staff

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te Photo: Asia News

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, Germany’s silent believers, and unexpected signs of a spiritual awakening opposed to the German synod

As for the Synodal Way, two-thirds of Germans, including Catholics, either do not know what it is or decline to express an opinion. Only 21% of Catholics view it positively, while 19% judge it negatively. The majority simply feels disconnected

Jan 27, 2026 10:52

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

Pope Leo XIV wanted to be present at the March for Life with a message.

Jan 22, 2026 20:02

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

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

For now, Leo XIV appears content to listen, to slow the pace, and to allow ideas championed under his predecessor either to mature organically or quietly recede

Jan 22, 2026 19:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV

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

This audience also provided an opportunity to evoke any misunderstandings and obstacles that the Fraternity encounters in certain places and to answer questions from the Supreme Pontiff

Jan 21, 2026 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

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

Trump’s initiative envisions the creation of a new international body aimed at steering a political settlement in Gaza, an idea he has presented as an alternative to what he considers the chronic ineffectiveness of the United Nations

Jan 21, 2026 11:05

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain

During the conversation, which lasted almost an hour, each of those present, drawing on their own painful personal experiences, offered the Pope proposals for a more effective Church response to these tragic cases.

The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi: may religiosity not be a museum of the past, but a school of faith from which we can draw inspiration even today

Homily by the Holy Father on the occasion of Corpus Christi in Madrid

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Taiwan’s president writes to Pope Leo XIV: ‘Taipei wants peace, human rights, and democracy’

The Beatitudes: A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV arrives unexpectedly in Rome to dine with old friends from Peru

Leo XIV to the Congregation for the Dicastery of the Faith: transmission of the faith, proclamation without protagonism or particularism, and justice, truth, and charity in accusations of abuse

Charism, governance, and communion: Three reflections from the Pope to the consecrated lay members of Regnum Christi

What is the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition? Pope Leo XIV responds

Some reflections on the close connection between the truth of justice and the virtue of charity, according to Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, Germany’s silent believers, and unexpected signs of a spiritual awakening opposed to the German synod

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

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