PHOTO GALLERY: León XIV baseball team pays tribute to the Pope: a packed stadium, a nun pitching the ball, the biggest campaign in the team’s history

Aug 14, 2026 21:54

ZENIT Staff

The attraction was not simply the game between the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds Photo: Chicago White Sox

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What is the liturgical year? Leo XIV explains it and warns against the “virtualization” of Sunday, the Lord’s Day

Pope’s General Audience, August 12, 2026, on the Liturgical Year

Aug 12, 2026 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

A Song for the Pope, a Collection for the Nation: Argentina Mobilizes for Leo XIV’s Historic Visit

With less than three months remaining before the Pope’s arrival, the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) has launched two nationwide initiatives that reveal how seriously the local Church views this moment. One seeks financial support to organize the visit. The other seeks an official hymn

Aug 12, 2026 11:45

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Do Laws Restricting Gender Transition Increase Youth Suicide? A New Scientific Challenge to a Widely Repeated Narrative

At the center of the controversy is a 2024 study published in Nature Human Behaviour, which attracted international attention after concluding that certain laws described as “anti-transgender” were associated with increased suicide attempts among young people identifying as transgender

Aug 12, 2026 11:19

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Who Is Behind the Eleven-Meter Devil Statue in Brazil and What Is Its Purpose?

The person claiming to have funded this monstrosity goes by the name «Mãe Rainha das Trevas» (Mother, Queen of Darkness), a «priestess» of Quimbanda, a manifestation of Afro-American rituals involving witchcraft and devil worship that are fundamentally incompatible with the Christian faith.

Aug 12, 2026 11:14

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

In the wake of the earthquake, the Colombian Catholic Church has become a haven of hope. Pope Leo XIV has sent emergency financial aid

The human cost has been accompanied by a significant blow to Colombia’s Catholic heritage. Churches and other ecclesial buildings have suffered extensive damage, including the Cathedral of Manizales and the Basilica of the Lord of Miracles.

Aug 12, 2026 10:24

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Leo XIV will not participate in the anniversary of St. John Paul II’s historic World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi

The Vatican’s decision does not suggest a setback in his recovery: reflects the prudence required after major surgery, even when clinical results are encouraging. The Pope had been expected to attend the gathering entitled “Disarmed and Disarming Peace,” which will bring together Christian leaders, representatives of other religious traditions and invited guests in the Umbrian town.

Pope Leo XIV to Jews at the Vatican: The Church does not tolerate anti-Semitism and combats it, in accordance with the Gospel itself

The Pope’s Remarks to a Delegation from the American Jewish Committee

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PHOTO GALLERY: León XIV baseball team pays tribute to the Pope: a packed stadium, a nun pitching the ball, the biggest campaign in the team’s history

Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship Reappears on Camera, but Questions Mount

Peruvian government declares the Pope’s visit a “matter of national interest” and prepares for gatherings of up to 1 million people

Appointment of an Alleged Freemason to the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences Sparks Controversy

America’s Confidence Crisis Reaches the Pews: Why Trust in Churches Continues to Erode

A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life

Israel Declares the Only Entirely Christian City in the Holy Land a “Closed Military Zone”

What is the liturgical year? Leo XIV explains it and warns against the “virtualization” of Sunday, the Lord’s Day

A Song for the Pope, a Collection for the Nation: Argentina Mobilizes for Leo XIV’s Historic Visit

Do Laws Restricting Gender Transition Increase Youth Suicide? A New Scientific Challenge to a Widely Repeated Narrative

Who Is Behind the Eleven-Meter Devil Statue in Brazil and What Is Its Purpose?

In the wake of the earthquake, the Colombian Catholic Church has become a haven of hope. Pope Leo XIV has sent emergency financial aid