Leo XIV: A Pope Who Votes in Elections

Leo XIV: A Pope Who Votes in Elections. Vatican Confirms the Pope’s Vote in the U.S. Midterm Elections

ZENIT Staff

The ballot was submitted ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, in which Americans will elect members of Congress and decide a range of state and local contests. In Illinois, voters will also choose a governor, judges and county officials

Argentines’ expectations regarding the Pope’s visit, as reflected in an interesting study with surprising revelations

Enrique Villegas

The study, conducted by the Barometer of Religions and Beliefs in Argentina, part of the University of Buenos Aires’ Observatory of Beliefs in Argentina, found that 43.2% of those surveyed want Leo XIV to make the fight against poverty the central theme of his visit

New Zealand: Mass attendance is on the rise. Here are the figures released by the bishops

ZENIT Staff

Statistical variances can often be attributed to a number of factors. That said, these numbers seem to suggest that the ancient message of the Gospel, presented through the lens of our contemporary Catholic thought, is resonating with people

Pope Leo XIV’s appointment as Papal Confrater of St George’s Chapel, Windsor is “symbol of hope”, says Archbishop of Westminster

ZENIT Staff

The appointment, which was made with the approval of King Charles III, was announced by the Dean and Canons of Windsor announced on Friday, 23 October, on the first anniversary of the historic State Visit to the Holy See, during which the King was welcomed as Royal Confrater of the Papal Basilica and Abbey of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, in Rome

Pope Leo XIV reorganizes the laws governing disciplinary actions against Vatican employees: here are the new rules

Valentina di Giorgio

Leo XIV Strengthens Legal Protections for Vatican Employees in Disciplinary Proceedings

Following the murder of 60 Christians in Ethiopia, calls are being made for action in the wake of the massacre

Maria Lozano

The massacres prompted an unprecedented intervention by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy Synod, which demanded stronger government action to defend worshippers and provide “essential security until the problem is resolved”.

Leo XIV Appoints New Leadership to Guide the Synodal Process into Its Next Phase

Valentina di Giorgio

Announced on October 30, the appointments fill the positions previously held by Bishop Luis Marín and Sister Nathalie Becquart. Marín has moved to the leadership of the Apostolic Almoner’s Office and the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, while Becquart, appointed in February 2021, concludes a period in which she became one of the most recognizable figures of the synodal process

Vatican Court Reopens Abuse Case Against a Former Pre-Seminary Student

ZENIT Staff

The judgment was signed by Cardinals Kevin Farrell, Augusto Paolo Lojudice and Ángel Fernández Artime, together with judges Patrizia Piccialli and Chiara Minelli. Its consequences are nevertheless substantial: the conviction handed down in January 2024 can no longer stand in its existing form, and the legal assessment of the events must be revisited.

Questions about liturgy: Proclaiming the Gospel Outside of Mass

Fr. Edward McNamara

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.