Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in tradition marking end of Christmas season
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed…
The secular press can’t understand Pope Leo
Last May, the cardinals of the Catholic Church gathered before the world’s eyes to elect a new pope.…
Filipino Catholics express outrage over corruption scandal during massive religious procession
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a…
Reflecting on Pope Leo’s call for an unarmed peace for a wounded world
Reflecting on Pope Leo XIV’s first World Day of Peace message, Marie Dennis, the director of Pax Christi’s…
Nigerian priest on his ‘reverse mission’ to Mayo – The Irish Times
It is becoming ever more clear that Ireland’s 20th-century missionary Catholic Church is coming to the rescue of…
3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of…
Pope Leo XIV delivers his first Christmas Day message
VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday…
Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in first Christmas sermon – The Irish Times
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct…
Pope Leo XIV addresses 26,000 with call for empathy in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful…
Gaza’s remaining Christians mark Christmas with subdued celebrations
The small number of Christians remaining in Gaza have marked Christmas early with subdued celebrations in the shadow…
Cardinal Pizzaballa: We will do everything possible for Gaza
Following his second visit in six months to the Gaza Strip—the first since the ceasefire—the Latin Patriarch of…
Former engineer is looking forward to his first Christmas as a priest
As families look ahead to Christmas reunions, late nights out, and a visit from Santa Claus, this Christmas…