Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

Feb 15, 2026 18:33

ZENIT Staff

Sister Brambilla joins other women also confirmed on February 14 in their positions within the Dicastery for Bishops

Dicasteries•Local Church

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

Currently, there are 1,132 mission territories, which depend on the Dicastery for Evangelization of the Holy See, formerly the Propaganda Fide or Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Jan 23, 2026 18:13

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship

This is the controversial text (in English) on the liturgy that was given to the cardinals at the first consistory of Leo XIV

The text by Cardinal Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, is intended to serve as a basis for subsequent discussion

Jan 13, 2026 19:20

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance

His words capture a wider dilemma facing the Catholic Church in parts of Africa: how to reconcile growth, urban scale and economic indicators with fragile parish finances, shifting religious loyalties and ambitious social projects

Jan 13, 2026 19:01

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

At the center of the dispute is Mater Populi Fidelis, the note released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) in early November under the signature of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández

Dec 09, 2025 18:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Second setback for the previous pontificate: Pope Leo repeals Pope Francis’ financial measure

As 2025 approaches its end, the Vatican’s financial system is undergoing one of its most significant recalibrations in years

Dec 05, 2025 09:41

ZENIT Staff

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

The city of Bamenda, where Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over a peace gathering, encapsulates the complexity of the crisis. Often described as the epicenter of the Anglophone conflict, Bamenda has endured years of violence since tensions escalated in 2016

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves

Lefebvrists at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican: This Is How the Meeting Went Towards a Canonical Statute for the Fraternity

Pope Leo XIV intervenes in the Pontifical International Marian Academy: these are the new reforms

The Vatican, the Pope, and the situation of the Lefebvrians: an analysis based on the current state of affairs

From Oxford to the Catholic Liturgical Calendar: Vatican gives St. John Henry Newman a place in the Catholic Church’s daily prayer

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

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

This is the controversial text (in English) on the liturgy that was given to the cardinals at the first consistory of Leo XIV

When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Second setback for the previous pontificate: Pope Leo repeals Pope Francis’ financial measure