Coverage of Pope Leo's Christmas Eve mass begins on Wednesday, December 24, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The event will run for approximately 90 minutes and take place from inside St. Peter's Basilica in ...

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The Holy Father announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea, after encourgaing youth on the last day of their Jubilee. Pope Leo XIV waves at pilgrims from South Korea before the closing ...

In his first Christmas Eve homily as pope, Leo said that Christmas invites us to look below to “find the Savior” instead of upward.

Christmas 2025 marks the very first Christmas Pope Leo will be serving as pontiff for the traditional holiday mass.

In a Mass commemorating all the faithful departed, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said the memory of those who have gone before us carries hope for eternal life and is a reminder that Jesus has overcome death ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Beirut’s waterfront. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.) Listen Concluding a public Mass on Beirut’s waterfront, Pope Leo XIV made another call for peace. “The ...

Pope Leo will also celebrate a Mass for the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals the following day. Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the ...

Now we turn to Lebanon, where Pope Leo XIV is on his first international trip as pope. On Monday, he visited the tomb of a Catholic saint, met Catholic clergy, religious officials from other faiths ...