Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Eve Mass at the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, during the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all. By Steve Kenny Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside 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 leader of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, has appealed for a ceasefire in all conflicts for this Christmas Day. He made the request repeatedly this week before delivering his inaugural Christmas Mass ...

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

Christmas 2025 marks the very first Christmas Pope Leo will be serving as pontiff for the traditional holiday mass. The mass is free, but tickets are required. If you can’t make it to Rome this ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. In his sermon, he said turning away the poor and strangers is equivalent to rejecting God. The pope emphasized care for ...