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To be clear: “This war must end”: The Pope’s foreign minister to Putin’s foreign minister in Moscow
Posted on 08/28/2026 00:11 AM (ZENIT – English)
The Vatican Returns to Moscow: Leo XIV’s Peace Diplomacy Opens a Difficult Channel With Russia
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Vanity Fair Names Leon XIV One of the Fashion Icons of 2026
Posted on 08/27/2026 23:43 PM (ZENIT – English)
Vanity Fair placed Leo XIV sixth in its “Originals” category in its 2026 best-dressed list, praising the distinctive combination of his cream-colored cassock and sneakers
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Mission of Divine Mercy: The U.S. Sedevacantist Group Whose Superior Has Been Excommunicated by the Bishop of San Antonio
Posted on 08/27/2026 22:58 PM (ZENIT – English)
Deem supernatural, they claim that Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV are "usurpers." In contrast, they, John Mary Foster and his followers, proclaim themselves the authentic, faithful Catholics of the end times.
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Leo XIV Grants a Private Audience to Europe’s Richest Man: Here Are the Photos
Posted on 08/27/2026 15:35 PM (ZENIT – English)
Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH and one of Europe's wealthiest men, met the Pope with members of his family on August 25 at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo. Arnault later described the encounter as a blessing and shared photographs of the meeting publicly
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Pope in Lourdes: Marian Shrine Closes Registration After Being Overwhelmed by Massive Turnout
Posted on 08/27/2026 15:29 PM (ZENIT – English)
When registrations opened on August 10 for Leo XIV’s September 26-27 visit to the Marian sanctuary, organizers initially regarded registration as advisable rather than compulsory. Within less than ten days, however, 100,000 pilgrims had registered
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Israeli court sentences Jewish man who attacked and kicked a Catholic nun in Jerusalem to 6 years in a psychiatric hospital
Posted on 08/27/2026 15:21 PM (ZENIT – English)
A Nun Attacked in Jerusalem, a Mental-Health Ruling and a Wider Test for Christian Freedom
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Why was there a liturgical reform in the Church? Pope Leo XIV explains it
Posted on 08/27/2026 01:39 AM (ZENIT – English)
Pope's General Audience, August 26, 2026, on Liturgical Reform
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The Camino de Santiago Is Breaking Records Again — and 2027 Could Change Everything
Posted on 08/26/2026 01:27 AM (ZENIT – English)
At the current pace, 2026 could surpass last year’s unprecedented total of 530,724 officially certified pilgrims
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France legalizes euthanasia but also safeguards the right to conscientious objection
Posted on 08/26/2026 01:14 AM (ZENIT – English)
The decision does not overturn France’s legalization of euthanasia. Rather, it establishes a boundary around the institutions and individuals expected to participate in the new system—and, in doing so, gives religious freedom a significant foothold within a law that had initially offered little room for conscientious dissent
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A Catholic Revival Is Taking Root on America’s College Campuses, according to new research
Posted on 08/26/2026 01:03 AM (ZENIT – English)
The numbers become even harder to dismiss when sacramental life is considered alongside them.
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