Will Pope Leo XIV convert Castelgandolfo into a summer residence? Papal visit sparks rumors

May 29, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV came with a pastoral eye toward the future: the future of the Church’s Photo: Vatican Media

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

In 2023, the Government announced an allocation of 8 million euros to restore the site, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, and prepare it to receive Israeli visitors. By beginning excavations and construction on May 12, 2025, Israel is violating international law.

May 26, 2025 11:06

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

U.S. Abortion Numbers Top 1.1 Million in a Year, But Gaps in Data Persist, New Study Finds

The release of this report comes at a moment of high political and ethical sensitivity. Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion access has become a patchwork of state laws, legal challenges, and evolving clinical practices

May 26, 2025 11:04

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV

7 out of 10 Spanish citizens believe that Leo XIV’s papacy will be good or better than that of Pope Francis

The poll, conducted by the DYM Institute for «20minutos», reveals that nearly 69% of Spaniards believe Leo XIV’s papacy will be as good as, or even better than, that of his widely respected predecessor, Pope Francis.

May 26, 2025 10:55

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Testimonies

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

For three months Gaza received no aid convoys, which meant that the parish had to ration the resources it has to feed the Christians within and some of the families that live nearby.

May 26, 2025 10:52

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

These are the first countries Pope Leo would visit according to Cardinal Sturla’s statements

During a radio interview on May 21 with Uruguay’s Radio Carve, Cardinal Sturla, a participant in the conclave that elected Leo XIV earlier this month, shared what he described as “very high” chances that Uruguay will be part of the Pope’s itinerary.

May 26, 2025 10:50

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Will Pope Leo XIV convert Castelgandolfo into a summer residence? Papal visit sparks rumors

The Parable of the Good Samaritan explained by Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo Appoints New President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

“Singing with the Pope»: Vatican’s Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music launches series of tutorials

Vatican Launches New Official Website and Warning: Beware of Fake Videos Featuring the Pope’s Voice

Four German Bishops Formally Disassociate Themselves from the German Synodal Path to Remain in the Catholic Church

YouTube Shuts Down AI-Generated Channel Falsely Attributing Sermons to Pope Leo XIV

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

U.S. Abortion Numbers Top 1.1 Million in a Year, But Gaps in Data Persist, New Study Finds

7 out of 10 Spanish citizens believe that Leo XIV’s papacy will be good or better than that of Pope Francis

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

These are the first countries Pope Leo would visit according to Cardinal Sturla’s statements