Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

Jun 02, 2026 17:15

María Montserrat Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as the next prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City•Virgin Mary

“The Lord never abandons us”: the Pope’s reflection at the close of the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Remarks by the Holy Father at the conclusion of the Rosary in the Vatican Gardens, during the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

May 30, 2026 11:04

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Dicasteries•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV authorizes a diocesan bishop to remove the superior of a monastery

Although the language belongs to the world of canon law, the practical question behind the reform is straightforward: who has the authority to remove the superior of a monastery when the superior himself becomes the subject of disciplinary action?

May 29, 2026 17:01

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Pope Leo XIV

Confirmed: Leo XIV to Visit a Second Microstate: San Marino

The only Pope to have visited San Marino was Saint John Paul II. This occurred on August 29, 1982.

May 28, 2026 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

Some Reflections on the Life of the Church, Looking Ahead to the Coming Years (by Pope Leo XIV)

The Pope’s Address to the Members of the Dicastery for Evangelization

May 28, 2026 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Healing the Healer: Pope Leo XIV intervenes at Padre Pio of Pietrelcina’s hospital. Why?

On May 27, Pope Leo XIV signed a papal chirograph establishing a special commission with extraordinary powers to stabilize and relaunch Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the renowned Catholic hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio in the 1950s

May 28, 2026 13:19

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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

Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

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

Pope Leo XIV and the Prime Minister of Canada Place Human Dignity at the Center of the AI Revolution During a Phone Call

Leo XIV praises Fulton J. Sheen in a speech on the spread of the faith

Pope Leo XIV explains the Trinity through the Holy Spirit and the experience of Nicodemus

Pope Leo XIV Speaks on a Fragmented World in Search of Spirituality: Freedom and Pluralism in the Social Doctrine of the Church

Pope Leo XIV’s Reflections on Five Fundamental Aspects of the Charismatic Renewal

“The Lord never abandons us”: the Pope’s reflection at the close of the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Leo XIV authorizes a diocesan bishop to remove the superior of a monastery

Confirmed: Leo XIV to Visit a Second Microstate: San Marino

Some Reflections on the Life of the Church, Looking Ahead to the Coming Years (by Pope Leo XIV)

Healing the Healer: Pope Leo XIV intervenes at Padre Pio of Pietrelcina’s hospital. Why?