PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV breaks vacation and makes surprise visit to Poor Clare monastery

Jul 15, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

The Holy Father arrived discreetly at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV receives Zelensky: open doors to Russia and Ukraine for negotiations and invitation to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on July 9 with Pope Leo XIV for a private conversation centered on the pursuit of peace.

Jul 09, 2025 22:32

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV avoids schism, ends mission of bishop in liturgical dispute in India

For Pope Leo XIV, this resolution is not merely a success—it is an expression of a deeper vision for the Catholic Church in the 21st century: a Church that honors tradition without weaponizing it, and that fosters unity without flattening diversity.

Jul 09, 2025 22:24

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

TIME dedicates its cover and a major report to Pope Leo XIV: From US Midwest Roots to the Chair of Peter

In a cover story titled “The Making of the Pope”, Time Magazine’s Belinda Luscombe paints a portrait of a man formed less by Vatican intrigue than by pastoral grit, theological patience, and the steady pressure of humility

Jul 08, 2025 13:31

Tim Daniels

Church and World•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican asks Pope Leo XIV in letter to defend Khamenei against USA and Israel

The letter, sent amid rising international tensions, calls on the Pontiff not merely as a head of state, but as a global moral and religious authority, to speak out against what the ambassador termed a “direct assassination threat” against a figure who, in Iran’s view, is both a political leader and a sacred religious authority for Shi’a Muslims.

Jul 07, 2025 13:19

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Municipal government buys house where Pope Leo XIV grew up: unanimous decision

The plan doesn’t end at real estate. Odelson says the village will establish a nonprofit to manage preservation efforts and launch a capital campaign to restore the house and surrounding area. “We’re not just buying a building,” he explained. “We’re creating a space that could become sacred to millions.”

Jul 05, 2025 23:20

Tim Daniels

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV breaks vacation and makes surprise visit to Poor Clare monastery

The Surprising and Beautiful Story of the Pectoral Cross of Pope Leo XIV with Relics of Several Saints

How to inherit eternal life? Pope Leo XIV responds in a brief and timely manner

The parable of the Good Samaritan explained beautifully and concretely by Pope Leo XIV

Letters to the Pope: A Hundred Kilograms of Hope and Humanity Delivered Daily to the Vatican

‘Blessed are those who have not lost hope’: Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

First Woman with Dwarfism on the Path to Canonization Thanks to Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV receives Zelensky: open doors to Russia and Ukraine for negotiations and invitation to visit Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV avoids schism, ends mission of bishop in liturgical dispute in India

TIME dedicates its cover and a major report to Pope Leo XIV: From US Midwest Roots to the Chair of Peter

Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican asks Pope Leo XIV in letter to defend Khamenei against USA and Israel

Municipal government buys house where Pope Leo XIV grew up: unanimous decision