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Pope Leo XIV

The pope with boys and girls from Italian Catholic Action on Dec. 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

The "most valuable" Gift to Give this Christmas, According to Pope Leo XIV

Dec 20, 2025

Pope Leo XIV told the young people of Italian Catholic Action that they can perform a simple gesture that would be the best gift this Christmas: make peace.

A new Vatican labor regulations decree was issued after an audience granted to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured here with Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Legal Protections for Employees of the Vatican and Holy See

Dec 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV approved new labor regulations at the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See.

Pope Leo XIV addresses employment consultants on Dec. 18, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: The Person and Families Must Be At Center of Labor System

Dec 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV advocated for a labor system that serves individuals and families so that the dignity of each employee is recognized and his or her real needs are met.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Writes Preface to Book That Shaped His Spiritual Life

Dec 19, 2025

“The Practice of the Presence of God” is a 17th-century spiritual classic written by the Carmelite friar Lawrence of the Resurrection.

Pope Leo XIV passes through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross as he leads the pilgrimage of the Holy See on June 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Countdown to the Closing of the Jubilee: When, Who Will Close the Holy Doors in Rome?

Dec 18, 2025

Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024.

Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Warns Against Destructive Spiral of Autonomous Weapons and Escalation

Dec 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV warned against the destructive spiral fueled by the arms race and the development of autonomous weapons.

Pope Leo XIV holds up a tennis racket given to him by children of the Pope Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo on Dec. 16, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Makes Surprise Visit to Children’s Christmas Concert at Castel Gandolfo School

Dec 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV enjoyed a special Christmas concert this week dedicated to him by students of the Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo.

Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vogue Magazine Includes Pope Leo XIV on its List of Best Dressed of 2025

Dec 17, 2025

Vogue magazine recently named Pope Leo XIV one of the 55 best-dressed people of 2025.

Pope Leo XIV presides at the jubilee Mass for prisoners on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

With Special Permission, Prisoners Travel to Rome for the Jubilee

Dec 16, 2025

The last major event of this year’s Jubilee of Hope was dedicated to prisoners around the world.

Pope Leo admires the Nativity scene that was made in Costa Rica. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Thankful for Pro-life Nativity Scene That "represents a life preserved from abortion

Dec 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto for donating a pro-life Nativity scene to the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV honors Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Mass on her feast day, Dec. 12, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Entrusts Pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe

Dec 13, 2025

On Dec. 12, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass on the solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom he asked to come to his aid.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 10, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV Praises Christian Archaeology, Capable of "bringing to light anonymous holiness"

Dec 12, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology as a work capable of “giving a voice to the silence of history.”

Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology on Dec. 11, 2025, in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Promoting "cultural diplomacy" to Overcome Borders and Prejudices

Dec 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 emphasized the academic, cultural, and ecclesial value of archaeology and called for the promotion of “cultural diplomacy.”

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during a Jubilee audience on Nov. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV Criticizes Transhumanism: "Death is not opposed to life"

Dec 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV spoke about Christ's promise of eternal life during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Dec. 10.

The Pope greets Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV The Urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo

Dec 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo.

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus prayer on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

On Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Leo XIV Encourages Renewing Our "yes" to God

Dec 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

‘Peace Be With You!’ First Full-length Book by Pope Leo XIV Set for February Release

Dec 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in February 2026.

Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Among the Most Viewed and Searched on Wikipedia and Google in 2025

Dec 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s profile is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia and was one of the most searched terms on Google in 2025.

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation and the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities on Dec. 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

How Can AI Serve the Common Good and Not Just the Powerful? Pope Leo XIV Responds

Dec 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV reflected Dec. 5 at the Vatican on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vatican Commission Rejects Female Diaconate, Although Without a "definitive judgment"

Dec 4, 2025

The Vatican published on Dec. 4 the summary of the work carried out by the commissions studying the possibility of admitting women to the diaconate.