A New Phase in the Leonine Pontificate: Pope Reshapes His Inner Circle with a Surprising Appointment

Sep 30, 2025 11:56

Valentina di Giorgio

Billeri, ordained in 2016, brings an unusual résumé to the Apostolic Palace. Photo: Diocesi of San Miniato

Justice and Peace•Rome

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

Catholic Clergy Launch Global Petition Condemning ‘Genocide’ in Gaza

Sep 22, 2025 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Protection of vulnerable people

Pedro Arrupe’s Legacy Confronts a New Test Amid Jesuit Abuse Lawsuit

The debate underscores a broader tension: how should the Church weigh the heroic sanctity of figures like Arrupe against their entanglement—however indirect—in systemic failures?

Sep 21, 2025 22:03

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony held in St. Peter’s Square. Within the Sanctuary of the Spogliation are now two statues: one honoring St. Francis, and another dedicated to Acutis, who is buried precisely in this place.

Sep 15, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome

Latin Mass returns to St. Peter’s Basilica: here’s what we know

A Latin Mass Returns to St. Peter’s: Cardinal Burke to Celebrate Pontifical Liturgy Amid Growing Interest in Tradition

Sep 10, 2025 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Ecumenism•Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

Blood That Unites: Pope Leo XIV to Lead Ecumenical Memorial for Modern Christian Martyrs

The initiative comes from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and its Commission for New Martyrs–Witnesses of the Faith, a body established by Pope Francis in 2023 to document and preserve the memory of contemporary martyrs

Sep 10, 2025 17:41

ZENIT Staff

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

Address of the Pope to the professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

The letter repeatedly emphasizes archaeology’s capacity to inspire hope. Modern technologies capable of recovering microscopic details or reconstructing damaged inscriptions remind scholars that even the most neglected materials can reveal unexpected depths

A New Phase in the Leonine Pontificate: Pope Reshapes His Inner Circle with a Surprising Appointment

Pope Leo XIV Announces Date on Which He Will Make John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Pope Leo entrusts the important Dicastery that elects bishops to a Carmelite and canonist

Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution

300 exorcists from around the world gather in Rome: this is what they discussed, and this was the message given to them by the Pope

LGBT Activist to Run Vatican’s New Laudato Si’ Restaurant

Italy Weighs Restoring Feast of St. Francis as National Holiday Amid Calls for Unity

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

Pedro Arrupe’s Legacy Confronts a New Test Amid Jesuit Abuse Lawsuit

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Latin Mass returns to St. Peter’s Basilica: here’s what we know

Blood That Unites: Pope Leo XIV to Lead Ecumenical Memorial for Modern Christian Martyrs