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 ...

If people refuse to make room for others — like the poor, children and the stranger — then they also refuse to make room for God, Pope Leo XIV said as he celebrated the birth of Jesus. "Where there is ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, like in Gaza, those who are in ...

Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday ‌that the story of Jesus being born in ‌a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands joined the pope for ...

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 ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday ...

Pope Leo XIV made an "unexpected gesture" at his Christmas service that is being taken as a dig at Trump's key policy. The pope, who has been accused of making "pointed remarks" aimed at Trump in the ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of ...