Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful below from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Christmas Day. - Simone ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are ...

Pope Leo XIV poses for a photo with students at the Pontifical Paul VI School in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, after he attended their Christmas concert in the school gym Dec. 16, 2025. Credit: CNS ...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should ‌remind Christians that ...

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day deplored the “falsehoods” used to justify wars that leave young people “forced to take up arms” and “sent to their deaths,” while also drawing attention to the ...

Pope Leo XIV thanks Canadian singer Michael Bublé who sang for him and thousands of guests assisted by the papal almoner and Catholic charities during a Christmas concert in the Vatican’s Paul VI ...

Pope Leo XIV, front left, prays in front of a nativity scene set in the Paul VI Hall during an audience with donors of the Christmas tree and of the nativity scenes, at the Vatican Monday, Dec. 15, ...

Pope Leo XIV waves after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 25 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas message, reviving the tradition of greetings in multiple ...