Days after the Chicago-born pontiff made his first Christmas message, congregants attending Mass at Holy Name Cathedral for ...

Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his ...

Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.

Speaking to pilgrims from St. Thomas Villanova Parish in Spain, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the saint’s virtues and interior life of prayer that produced many fruits.

Expressing their 'deep concern' for their 'Armenian Christian brothers' currently in captivity in Azerbaijan, the authors ...

In his first Christmas homily, Pope Leo lamented conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and urged Ukraine and Russia to engage ...

In his first Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” message as pope, Leo XIV urged the world to embrace “responsibility” as the sure way to ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to ...

From the Child of Bethlehem, we implore peace and consolation’ for those suffering from crisis and conflict worldwide, Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas Day message in Vatican City and used the opportunity to call for peace in Ukraine. On Thursday, the Pope addressed a massive crowd at St. Peter’s Square and ...

Every year, the world goes all out for Christmas Day on December 25. In 2025, as global conflicts such as the ones in Gaza ...

The pope's inaugural Christmas blessing comes from St. Peter's Basilica. He may mention the Gaza Strip in particular. In Bethlehem, the Christian community celebrated Christmas for the first time in ...