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Pope Leo greets the Infant Jesus before Mass during the Day on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas day homily

On Christmas morning at 10 a.m., the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the Holy Mass during the

FULL TEXT of Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter “A fidelity that generates the future”

The PDF version of the Apostolic Letter A fidelity that generates the future by Pope Leo XIV can be downloaded here.

Saints of Christmas

I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! As this holy day approaches, we look back on
Left: Detail of Antique wooden Old Russian icon "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker," southwestern Russia. Early 19th century on an 18th-century panel. Credit: Public Domain. Right: Merry Old Santa Claus by Thomas Nast, conversion of style by AI. Credit: ChatGPT

From Saint to Santa: The True Story of St. Nicholas of Bari

Everyone knows Santa Claus—the jolly, gift-bearing figure who arrives on Christmas Eve to delight children around the world.
Pope Leo passes the Nativity Scene in his Popemobile during Wednesday's General Audience. Credit: Vatican Media

Christmas Comes to Life in Vatican City

Christmas has arrived at the Vatican, transforming Vatican City into a place of light, beauty, and reflection as
Procession of Light. Credit: EWTN Vatican

St. Lucy’s Day Shines Light on Christmas 

Candles, processions, and songs of light mark one of Scandinavia’s most cherished traditions. In the heart of winter,
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

End of the Jubilee: When will the Holy Doors in Rome close?

Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis
Detail of Nativity by Federico Barocci, (Prado). Credit: Public Domain

“Tu Scendi dalle Stelle”: Story of a Christmas Carol

In the rolling hills of southern Italy, tucked away in the region of Puglia, stands a sanctuary steeped

The Most Important Trips of Pope Francis

From the very first months of his pontificate, Pope Francis turned travel into a defining pastoral gesture. His

The Francis Connection: How a Name Shaped a Pontificate

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013, he introduced himself

The First Latin American Pope

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope in 2013, the Catholic Church crossed a historic threshold. For

Pope Benedict’s Childhood Letter Inspires Today’s Advent Resolutions

10 prominent Catholics offer ways to tap into the wonder of a child this Advent. In 1934, a

Finding God in Beauty: EWTN’s New Series Takes Viewers Across Italy

Seeking Beauty is a new original documentary series from EWTN Studios, in partnership with Digital Continent and an association with

Don’t let Christmas take you by surprise: Advice on Advent from the Church

The first Sunday of Advent 2025 is tomorrow, Nov. 30, less than four weeks before Christmas this year,

Advent: What is it and how should it be celebrated?

Advent begins this year on Sunday, Nov. 30. Most Catholics — even those who don’t often go to
The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. | Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Council of Nicaea: 1,700 years of Christian unity amid division

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern
Pope Leo XIV receives a Thanksgiving pie on board the papal flight to Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 | Credit: Courtesy of Claudio Lavanga

Pies and a baseball bat: The gifts Pope Leo XIV received on the papal flight to Turkey 

Aboard the papal plane on Thanksgiving Day, Pope Leo XIV kicked off his first international trip — a
Pope Leo in the Vatican on video zoom call with 2025 NCYC Participants for his first "Digital Visit". Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo’s Zoom Call and First Apostolic Journey

Last week, we partnered with the Vatican to bring Pope Leo on a Zoom call to 16,000+ teenagers
Credit: Public Domain; Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522), Crucifixion of Christ

Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in 1925

The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today

The Jubilee of the Poor Becomes a Day of Service

Rome’s celebration of the Jubilee of the Poor unfolded as a living reminder that the Church’s mission begins

New Christ the King Video Series

This year marks 100 years since Pope Pius XI first instituted the Feast of Christ, King of the

Nicene Creed at 1700: The Christian Profession of Faith

“I believe in one God…” — just a few words that, for two thousand years, have shaped the

Pope Leo XIV Live with Catholic Youth: NCYC 2025

Join Pope Leo XIV live from the Vatican as he participates in a first-ever digital visit to the

A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council

VATICAN CITY — Sixty years ago, on December 8, 1965, the Catholic Church concluded one of the most

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