Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Mar 03, 2026 08:51

ZENIT Staff

Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope Leo XIV

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Feb 25, 2026 22:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

The episode underscores how quickly nuanced papal language can be refracted through national political debates—and how carefully episcopal conferences now feel compelled to guard the boundary between pastoral guidance and partisan interpretation

Feb 24, 2026 23:20

Covadonga Asturias

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Feb 23, 2026 22:20

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

Feb 23, 2026 21:16

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

Four Important Answers from Leo XIV to Issues Such as The Difficulties of Young Clergy, Pastoral Challenges, Priestly Fraternity, and Elderly Priests

The Pope’s Answers to Four Questions from the Clergy of the Diocese of Rome

Feb 23, 2026 09:47

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

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

The Transfiguration of Jesus explained by Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, seminarians, and the call to a supernatural view of reality

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

Pope Leo XIV concludes his annual spiritual exercises with some impromptu words about Christ and Communion

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

Four Important Answers from Leo XIV to Issues Such as The Difficulties of Young Clergy, Pastoral Challenges, Priestly Fraternity, and Elderly Priests