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Christmas, ‘sorrowing humanity,’ and the voice of the popes
Posted on 12/24/2025 04:47 AM ()
For the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we look back at the Christmas reflections of previous popes, which renew hope even in the midst of suffering.
Pope Leo XIV’s first “Christmas of Peace”
Posted on 12/24/2025 03:55 AM ()
Seven months after the beginning of his Pontificate, Pope Leo XIV prepares to preside over the Christmas celebrations for the first time, starting with the Midnight Mass in the evening of December 24 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Cardinal Parolin: Christ is born every time you welcome sick children
Posted on 12/24/2025 02:32 AM ()
On Tuesday, December 23, Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, visited the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital and highlighted how Jesus is present every time attention and care is given to sick children and their families.
Pope Leo asks for 24 hours of peace worldwide at Christmas
Posted on 12/23/2025 12:07 PM ()
Pope Leo addresses journalists outside Castel Gandolfo and answers questions on Ukraine and on assisted suicide laws in the United States.
Russian launches missile and drone strikes against Ukraine ahead of Christmas
Posted on 12/23/2025 06:27 AM ()
Officials say massive Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have killed at least three people, including a four-year-old child, while cutting power to several regions just two days before Christmas, as the country faces bitter winter cold.
Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine: Christians don't lose hope
Posted on 12/23/2025 05:56 AM ()
The Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, comments on the recent arson attack on the Christmas tree of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Jenin, West Bank.
Cardinal You Heung-sik: Pope invites priests to fraternity
Posted on 12/23/2025 05:46 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican Media, the prefect for the Dicastery for Clergy, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, explains that Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter on priestly ministry points out the way to “preserving, proclaiming, and fostering the beauty of a priesthood faithful to Christ, His Word, and the Church.”
Cardinal Parolin: May we not forget the victims of the conflict in Cabo Delgado
Posted on 12/23/2025 05:30 AM ()
The Cardinal Secretary of State has returned from a visit to Mozambique where he met with displaced people fleeing armed Islamist militias.
UN warns against violence ahead of Myanmar elections
Posted on 12/23/2025 03:37 AM ()
Civilians have been threatened by both the military government, which called the elections, and armed groups opposing the current regime, according to the UN’s Human Rights Office.
Nigeria: Kontagora’s Christmas gift – the return of its abducted children
Posted on 12/22/2025 10:01 AM ()
Diocese of Kontagora’s Catholic Bishop, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, on Monday confirmed to Vatican News the release of 130 students and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri on 21 November. The children and staff were part of an original 315 victims forcibly taken by gunmen from the school in the night.