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Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — The Nordic Music High School — in Stockholm perform traditional Swedish “Lucia songs” during an afternoon Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 11, 2025.

Swedish choir honors St. Lucy with songs in St. Peter’s Basilica

Dec 13, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus, Bénédicte Cedergren

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday,... Read more

Children participate in the annual St. Lucy’s Day celebration in Sweden.

Why Sweden honors St. Lucy, a beloved Italian saint

Dec 13, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

St. Lucy’s Day, also known as Lucia Day, is a traditional Swedish celebration filled with children in costumes, elaborate processions,... Read more

Statue of St. Lucy at the New Chapel of St. Lucy in Pampanga province, Philippines.

Pope Francis: St. Lucy is an example of female leadership in the Church

Dec 13, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may... Read more