Christmas 2025

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Pope Leo XIV venerates a statue of the child Jesus during the celebration of Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025.

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily

Dec 24, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV's full homily at Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass during the Night in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas night: Make room for others

Dec 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Christmas night Mass, also known as midnight Mass, for an estimated 6,000 attendees in the... Read more

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice celebrates Mass with homeless and people in need at the Archdiocesan Charity in Košice, Slovakia, during a traditional Christmas gathering in December 2025.

Christmas reversed in Slovakia: Why the homeless gave this archbishop a gift

Dec 24, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, Slovakia, found a special gift under the Christmas tree: a new “cathedra,” a wooden bench... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses employees of the Vatican on Dec. 22, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV tells Vatican employees doing work well gives glory to God

Dec 22, 2025

By Angela Ambrogetti

Meeting the workers on Dec. 22, Pope Leo XIV said he is still getting to know the Vatican and experiences... Read more

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale.

Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries

Dec 6, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell

A guide to some of our favorite handmade gifts to give and receive from religious communities and monasteries. Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Parish Church of St. Anne in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV restores custom of Christmas Day Mass

Sep 30, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo’s Mass schedule for Nov. 1 through the end of the Christmas season in January... Read more