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Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain
Posted on 04/20/2026 20:50 PM (ZENIT – English)
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope's agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.
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Pope Francis’ Last Words Are Published One Year After His Death
Posted on 04/20/2026 20:47 PM (ZENIT – English)
The gesture encapsulates the Pontiff's personality: approachable, humble, and attentive to those around him. The author considers it a synthesis of his way of living the priestly ministry with direct, informal interactions.
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Israeli soldier vandalizes a crucifix in Lebanon: Israel responds, and so do the polls
Posted on 04/20/2026 20:45 PM (ZENIT – English)
The Israeli Defense Forces acknowledged that the soldier involved was operating in southern Lebanon and described the act as incompatible with military values. An investigation has been opened, with assurances that appropriate disciplinary measures will follow
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Jesus Christ AI: This Is the God “Transformed” Into Artificial Intelligence That Already Exists and Aims to Redefine the Religious Experience
Posted on 04/20/2026 20:04 PM (ZENIT – English)
At the center of the controversy is a feature introduced in December 2025, just days before Christmas, which offers users the possibility of engaging in voice or video conversations with an AI-generated figure inspired visually by a popular television portrayal of Jesus (The Chosen) and trained on the King James Bible
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Thomas More Society Settlement Establishes Landmark Religious Liberty Protections for Coast Guard
Posted on 04/20/2026 19:57 PM (ZENIT – English)
Agreement rewrites religious accommodation rules service-wide, mandates command-level training and requires public reporting of outcomes
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On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»
Posted on 04/19/2026 22:27 PM (ZENIT – English)
During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of "comments upon comments," rather than reflecting his true intentions.
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Leo XIV leads opinion polls and has become the most popular public figure in the United States
Posted on 04/19/2026 21:39 PM (ZENIT – English)
Recent surveys suggest that Pope Leo XIV has entered the public arena with a degree of moral credibility that few global figures can match
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The Vatican halts another canonization case: the case of Jesuit Ciszek will not proceed
Posted on 04/18/2026 22:34 PM (ZENIT – English)
The recent decision to halt the cause underscores the exacting standards applied by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
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Study shows a decline in maternal deaths in states with pro-life laws
Posted on 04/18/2026 22:17 PM (ZENIT – English)
Numbers, Narratives, and the Abortion Debate: New Study Reignites Questions on Maternal Mortality in the United States
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European Parliament invites the Pope to address a plenary session in response to Trump’s attacks
Posted on 04/18/2026 22:03 PM (ZENIT – English)
The announcement, made public through social media, frames Leo XIV not only as the global pastor of the Catholic Church but as a figure of moral authority at a time described as marked by uncertainty and fragmentation
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