Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

Jan 08, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV has already set the date for the next encounter Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

Dec 29, 2025 16:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

To find the Savior, one must not gaze upward, but look below: the Pope’s homily at Christmas Eve Mass

Homily of the Holy Father at the Holy Mass on Christmas Eve and the Nativity of the Lord

Dec 24, 2025 19:31

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Discovered in 1998 by a team led by American archaeologist Thomas Parker, the church was constructed between approximately 293 and 303, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Unlike earlier Christian meeting places—often adapted private homes known as domus ecclesiae—the Aqaba structure was built from the ground up as a church

Dec 23, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land

Christmas in Gaza: the visit of the Cardinal Patriarch of Jerusalem to local Catholics

The cardinal is visiting Christian communities in Gaza, ravaged by more than two years of war

Dec 22, 2025 15:26

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV revives childhood tradition: mass blessing of “baby Jesus” figures at the Vatican

The initiative, organized by the Centro Oratori Romani and dating back to 1969 under Paul VI, has long been a fixture of Advent in Rome

Dec 22, 2025 15:20

ZENIT Staff

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.

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory: this was discussed

The Ten Countries That Contributed the Most Pilgrims to the Jubilee and Other Surprising Interesting Data

How many pilgrims visited Rome for the 2025 Jubilee? Vatican reveals surprising figures

Pope Leo XVI to visit Spain: here’s everything we know so far

Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

To find the Savior, one must not gaze upward, but look below: the Pope’s homily at Christmas Eve Mass

The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Christmas in Gaza: the visit of the Cardinal Patriarch of Jerusalem to local Catholics

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV revives childhood tradition: mass blessing of “baby Jesus” figures at the Vatican