VATICAN CITY (NBC News & KTVZ News) -- Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Dec. 24. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

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 ...

Catholics who are loyal to tradition may plan to attend a Christmas midnight mass, also known in Spanish as the “Misa De Gallo,” in Miami-Dade County. The celebration at the Church of the Little ...

The announcement appeared last week in the calendar of papal liturgies published by the Prefecture of the Pontifical ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A Christmas celebration was held overnight in the Old West End. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral held the annual midnight Mass overnight Thursday. The doors were open ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan presided over his final Midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Christmas Eve, a joyful service held as he prepares to end his 16-year run as the head of the Archdiocese of ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan held his final Christmas Eve midnight mass on Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. This comes after Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, celebrated one of his final “Midnight Mass” services on December 24 with New ...

VATICAN CITY — About 33.5 million pilgrims came to Rome in 2025 for the Catholic Holy Year, Vatican and Italian officials said on Monday, marking a record number of yearly visitors and a boon for ...

The tale of Christmas Eve, sung out by the youth choir at Fourth Presbyterian Church. "My daughter has been performing in the choir here since she was three," Justin Epps said. "It's a big part of the ...