Archbishop Richard G. Henning led Christmas Mass at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End on Thursday. Archbishop Richard G. Henning during his sermon on Christmas Day. (Stuart Cahill/Boston ...

At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his homily, he marveled at the ...

Los Angeles area Catholics certain in their faith braved uncertain wintry weather to attend Christmas Day Masses at their local parishes and also at a number of services at the Cathedral of Our Lady ...

Christmas 2025 marks the very first Christmas Pope Leo will be serving as pontiff for the traditional holiday mass. The mass is free, but tickets are required. If you can’t make it to Rome this ...

Pope Leo XIV, at Christmas Mass during the night, said Christ’s birth brings light into the world’s darkness — and where the human person is welcomed, God is welcomed too. “To enlighten our blindness, ...

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, late Wednesday night, which is the first held there in 31 years. Photo by Giuseppe Lami/EPA Dec. 24 (UPI) --Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Eve Mass at the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, during the solemn celebration that opens Christmas for the Catholic Church, ...

Catholics gathered at the Cathedral Basilica for the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Pérez in honor of the birth of Christ.

This Christmas holiday is a particularly special one for Chicago catholics. Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral said ...

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 ...

The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton — reflecting on the message “God is here, everywhere” — celebrated the Pontifical Vigil Mass of Christmas on Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Cathedral ...

Late December, for many people, is a time for family and holiday cheer. It's no different for folks on Capitol Hill, which is a ghost town after lawmakers went home to their districts to celebrate ...