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In a Chirograph, the Pope notes that he shares Pope Francis's request "that the Church pay attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them," which implies that World Children's Day will continue to be celebrated. The post Pope Leo XIV Suppresses Body Created by Pope Francis: The Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day appeared first on ZENIT - English.

With this appointment, Sister Krapić becomes the third woman to hold the position of deputy director of the Holy See Press Office. The first was Spanish journalist Paloma García Ovejero, followed by Murray. Both predecessors eventually stepped down from the role. The post The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Message from Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026 The post Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion. This is what Pope Leo XIV’s first message for Lent 2026 says appeared first on ZENIT - English.

While no dates have been confirmed, high-level officials in Buenos Aires privately estimate the probability of a visit at 70 percent or higher, with the final quarter of the year emerging as the most plausible window The post Milei formally invites the Pope to visit Argentina: he sends his foreign minister to the Vatican to deliver a letter by hand to Leo XIV appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Taken together, the correspondence portrays the Vatican as more than a spiritual authority in the eyes of Epstein and his associates. It appears as a pressure point in global politics: influential in debates over migration, environmental stewardship, populism and relations with China The post Epstein’s documents, Pope Francis, and what they say about the Vatican appeared first on ZENIT - English.