Christians should take a moment to remember all God’s blessings of the past year and to reflect honestly on how they responded to those graces, Pope Leo said.
Cindy Wooden
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Vatican says close to 3 million people saw Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenClose to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV from the time of his election in May through December, according …
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Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency.
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The path to conversion, the door to God’s mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the …
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Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, pope says on Christmas
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenJesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God’s solidarity with every person in need, longing for love and a helping hand, …
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Pope thanks priests, encourages them to share responsibilities with laity
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenThe letter, released Dec. 22, marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s decrees on priestly formation and on the life and ministry of priests.
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Clutching their creche figurines of the baby Jesus, thousands of children gathered in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 21 to have Pope Leo bless the little statues.
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Pope urges people to protect, cultivate even smallest signs of peace, hope
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenThroughout the coming year, Pope Leo will give visiting heads of state signed copies of his World Day of Peace message, which was released by the Vatican Dec. 18.
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Pope, Israeli president speak by phone about Sydney attack, peace in Gaza
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec. 17, just days after a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia led …
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Pope condemns ‘antisemitic violence,’ ‘terrorist massacre’ in Sydney
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenThe pope prayed for “the victims of the terrorist massacre carried out” Dec. 14 when at least 15 people were killed and dozens were injured after two gunmen opened fire …
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