After 500 years, the King of England will pray with the Pope in the Sistine Chapel (and receive a seat and royal title in the papal basilica for himself and his successors)

Oct 20, 2025 13:04

For the first time since Henry VIII severed ties with Rome in 1534, a reigning British monarch will pray publicly with the Pope

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Other Global Shortage: A Hundred Million Christians Still Waiting for a Bible

The «Bible Access List» separates two key challenges: restriction and scarcity. The first refers to environments where the Bible is actively banned or censored; the second, to situations where believers are free in principle but deprived by circumstance

Oct 09, 2025 11:18

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

On the Exhortation Dilexi te: when Peter reminds us that the poor are at the heart of the Gospel

In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church.

Oct 09, 2025 11:11

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Nicolás Maduro asks the Pope for diplomatic mediation in conflict with Trump and the United States

Maduro Appeals to the Vatican as U.S. Naval Operations Heighten Tensions in the Caribbean

Oct 08, 2025 10:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Two years after the massacre in Israel: Leo XIV speaks out and discusses other current issues, such as his first trip as Pope

The Pope’s comments came in the wake of controversy stirred by Israel’s embassy to the Holy See, which had criticized Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s recent interview as undermining peace efforts

Oct 07, 2025 15:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican announces date of its second report on protection against abuse

In Krakow, the Vatican’s Child Protection Body Seeks a Global Culture of Accountability

Oct 07, 2025 10:18

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

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After 500 years, the King of England will pray with the Pope in the Sistine Chapel (and receive a seat and royal title in the papal basilica for himself and his successors)

The Vatican will host the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements: we explain what it is all about

Unpublished Book by Robert Francis Prevost – Leo XIV at the Frankfurt Book Fair

The Pope, the Green Owl, and 30,000 XP: How Duolingo Found an Unexpected Student in the Vatican”

How does Jesus quench our thirst for fulfillment? The beautiful catechesis of Pope Leo XIV that you will identify with

Pope Leo XIV: yes to synodality, but without undermining the authority of the bishop

Marian spirituality explained by Leo XIV in the light of authentic Christian spirituality

The Other Global Shortage: A Hundred Million Christians Still Waiting for a Bible

On the Exhortation Dilexi te: when Peter reminds us that the poor are at the heart of the Gospel

Nicolás Maduro asks the Pope for diplomatic mediation in conflict with Trump and the United States

Two years after the massacre in Israel: Leo XIV speaks out and discusses other current issues, such as his first trip as Pope

Vatican announces date of its second report on protection against abuse