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“As a child he pretended to give homilies by putting a towel over his shoulders": Pope Leo XIV's brother speaks out

6 days ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / New Lenox, 05.08.2025).- The Prevost family home, nestled in the quiet southern suburbs of New Lenox, looks no different today than it did last week. The lawn is trimmed, the porch swing still creaks in the breeze. But behind that ordinary façade, something extraordinary has happened: the youngest son of this modest American household is now the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics around the world.
The Pope’s Complete Agenda: Mass for the Inauguration of the Pontificate, Possession of Rome Cathedrals, and First General Audience

6 days ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 09.05.2025).- The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced, to the accredited press, Pope Leo XIV’s agenda from May 10th to the 25th . Among the most important events are the Mass for the Inauguration of the Pontificate, the Possession of Rome Cathedrals and the First General Audience as Pope.
First act of governance of Pope Leo XIV: provisional confirmation of heads of dicasteries of the Roman Curia

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.08.2025).- His Holiness Leo XIV has expressed his will that the Heads and Members of the Institutions of the Roman Curia, as well as the Secretaries and the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, provisionally remain in their respective offices “donec aliter provideatur” (until otherwise provided).
What did Leo XIV do the first night as Pope and what is his agenda for the next few days?

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Rome, 05.08.2025).- With the echo of the “Urbi et Orbi” still resonating across St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV, newly elected 267th successor of Saint Peter, has stepped into his pontificate not with pomp, but with unmistakable humility and a personal touch that is already leaving a mark.
Pope Francis’s Popemobile to Become Mobile Clinic for Gaza’s Children

1 week ago | zenit.org | Valentina Di Giorgio

(ZENIT News / Rome, 05.07.2025).- In what may be remembered as one of the most poignant gestures of his pontificate, Pope Francis, shortly before his death on April 21, issued a quiet but powerful request: that his Popemobile, once a symbol of his closeness to the faithful, be transformed into a mobile medical clinic for the children of Gaza. That request is now becoming a reality.
Why Did the First Smoke of the Conclave Take So Long? The Answers

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.05.2025).- The Conclave began on Wednesday, May 7. Following the Mass Pro Eligendo Pontifice in the morning, the afternoon procession into the Sistine Chapel, the Cardinals’ oath, and the famous «extra omnes» followed. Thousands awaited the «fumata,» the smoke that rises from the chimney and announces the result of the first vote. Smoke was expected to be seen rising around 7:00 p.m. Rome time.
Peculiar audience at the Vatican for the vice-president of Zimbabwe: who receives him if there is no Pope and no Secretary of State?

1 week ago | zenit.org | Valentina Di Giorgio

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.03.2025).- In a rare display of Vatican diplomacy during a period traditionally marked by pause, Zimbabwe’s Vice President, General Constantino Chiwenga, was formally received in audience at the Vatican on Saturday, May 3rd. The visit, taking place in the midst of a papal interregnum—following the death of Pope Francis—marks the third such high-level diplomatic engagement with a head of state or government in the unusual vacuum left by the absence of a pontiff.
During the Pontificate of Pope Francis, the Number of People Who Came to See the Pope Plummeted

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Rome, 02.05.2025).- The Prefecture of the Papal Household, the body responsible for organizing many of the public activities in which the Pope participates, released on April 28, 2025, statistics on attendance at events with Pope Francis throughout his pontificate. During 2024, a total of 1,682,100 people attended events presided over by the Pope: 41 General Audiences, liturgical celebrations, special audiences, and Sunday Angelus.
According To Statistics, Betting Houses and Cardinals’ Statements, How Many Days Will The Conclave Last?

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Rome, 02.05.2025).- «It will be a brief Conclave, lasting two or three days,» Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako of Baghdad told journalists before entering one of the General Congregations. He continued: «There is a very fraternal atmosphere and a spirit of responsibility.» He even ventured to acknowledge that he had a very clear idea about whom he would vote for, although he added that he couldn’t say it. International bookmakers have also converted the Conclave into a working matter.
Catholics Not Represented in the 2025 Conclave

1 week ago | zenit.org | Jorge Enrique Mújica

(ZENIT News / Rome, 02.05.2025).- Not only will the Conclave begin on Wednesday, May 7, but the first vote will also take place. 108 of the 133 Electors during the 2025 Conclave were appointed Cardinals by Pope Francis. Many of them come from geographically distant locations in relation to Rome and from numerically small dioceses and Catholic communities. The «peripheral» aspect played in favour of these individuals and their communities, because Pope Francis saw value in this factor.