French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

May 08, 2026 16:09

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Macron arrived at the Vatican shortly before 10 a.m. on April 10, accompanied by his wife Brigitte Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV

In Praise of Books and Reading: Three Brief Reflections by Leo XIV on Printed Works

The Pope’s Address to the Staff of the Editorial Offices of the Vatican Publishing House

May 07, 2026 12:51

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What does it mean that the Church is a “sacrament of salvation”? Pope Leo XIV answers

The Pope’s General Audience, May 6, 2026, on the eschatological dimension of the Church

May 07, 2026 12:31

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Virgin Mary

A cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary: the controversial act of an Israeli soldier in Lebanon

For many Christians in the region, the cumulative effect of these incidents is generating growing anxiety about their already precarious future in the Middle East

May 07, 2026 12:19

ZENIT Staff

Controversies

The Vatican’s London Trial Nears a Breaking Point as Legal Setbacks Threaten Financial and Institutional Disaster

Yet after six years of investigations, arrests, trials, leaked documents, and relentless international scrutiny, the possibility now exists that none of the ten defendants originally prosecuted may ever face enforceable criminal consequences through the Vatican judicial system

May 07, 2026 12:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Twenty days before his ordination as bishop, he says no. The reason? “Personal shortcomings,” claims the honest priest

The announcement reverberated across the Philippines, where such refusals are highly unusual in public view. Although priests sometimes decline episcopal appointments privately before they are officially announced, it is exceedingly rare for a bishop-elect to step away after preparations for ordination have already advanced so visibly

May 06, 2026 10:43

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

Abortion as an Ideological Weapon: The Vatican’s Denouncement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s 45-minute meeting with Leo XIV: Pope does not cancel phone call with Trump

Venues of Pope Leo XIV‘s Apostolic Visit to Spain Will Include the Real Madrid Stadium, the Sanctuary of Montserrat, Parliament and Time with The Spanish Sovereigns

USA: Oregon slaps nearly $90K fine on Christian counselor for saying he could not bless same-sex relationships

US: 5th Circuit temporarily halts Biden-era abortion-by-mail scheme

Three Bits of Advice from the Pope for Newly Ordained Priests: Leo XIV’s Words to a Group of Legionaries of Christ

In Praise of Books and Reading: Three Brief Reflections by Leo XIV on Printed Works

What does it mean that the Church is a “sacrament of salvation”? Pope Leo XIV answers

A cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary: the controversial act of an Israeli soldier in Lebanon

The Vatican’s London Trial Nears a Breaking Point as Legal Setbacks Threaten Financial and Institutional Disaster

Twenty days before his ordination as bishop, he says no. The reason? “Personal shortcomings,” claims the honest priest