Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Apr 16, 2026 08:41

Leo XIV appears alongside figures such as Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Mark Carney Photo: OSV / Time

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV•Rome

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

At the heart of the June discussions lies a dual axis: missionary renewal and structural reform. The Pope’s letter places renewed emphasis on Evangelii Gaudium, the 2013 apostolic exhortation of his predecessor, presenting it not as a historical document but as an unfinished program

Apr 15, 2026 11:39

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

The city of Bamenda, where Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over a peace gathering, encapsulates the complexity of the crisis. Often described as the epicenter of the Anglophone conflict, Bamenda has endured years of violence since tensions escalated in 2016

Apr 15, 2026 10:23

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

Apr 14, 2026 17:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Yet the significance of the Caieiras ceremony cannot be understood without reference to the recent past. In 2019, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life imposed a series of disciplinary measures on the Heralds following an intervention whose details were never fully clarified publicly

Apr 14, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The 2026 Boom in Conversions to Catholicism: Statistics, Context, and Interpretations

The current growth represents a recovery from recent lows rather than a return to historical highs

Apr 14, 2026 17:30

Jorge Enrique Mújica

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the Delegation of “Weltkirche & Dialog” from the Archdiocese of Cologne

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

General Audience with the Pope, April 29, 2026, on the Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

On the Use of Power: A Reflection by Leo XIV for Scholars at a Crucial Moment in History

Trump and Vance prolong the conflict with Leon XIV as Russia and Brazil join the controversy

Masculinity Reconciled with Religion: Study Shows Increase in Faith Among Young Men

Although support remains higher, a poll shows a slight decline in support for abortion in the United States

Should the Bible influence a country’s laws, or should a president defend the faith of its citizens? This is what a major survey in Latin America reveals

Between altar and state: Catholic clergy formation in China reflects the tightening framework of “Sinicized” religion

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

The 2026 Boom in Conversions to Catholicism: Statistics, Context, and Interpretations