StoryDec 24, 2025 – Dec 25, 20252 days3 articles2 outletsSt Peter's Basilica
Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass
On Christmas Eve 2025, Pope Leo XIV, the American-born pontiff, celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Before the service, he addressed the crowd in St.
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Pope Leo told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.
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via The Guardian · Dec 24Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
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via The Guardian · Dec 24Pope Leo XIV greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian.
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via New York Times · Dec 25Pope Leo XIV apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for everyone.
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via New York Times · Dec 25The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics celebrated Christmas.
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