ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of ...

Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus to place in the Nativity scene inside St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, surrounded by children dressed in ...

Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ...

the pope asked. Pope Francis greets children of Vatican employees during the annual Christmas gathering in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Dec. 21, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media He encouraged families ...

Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his ... and the machine-gunning of children. While symptoms of a cold kept the pope indoors on the weekend before Christmas, he was well enough on Tuesday to ...