The first U.S. pontiff addressed followers from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal "To the City and to the World' address.

During the mass in Rome, Leo said Christmas was a feast of 'faith, charity and hope' and criticized a 'distorted economy' that 'leads us to treat human beings as mere merchandise'.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's, while Bethlehem marks a hopeful return to festive traditions amidst ongoing struggles.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual…

Global wars are 'leaving behind rubble and open wounds', pontiff says.

The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV led his first Christmas Day Mass and hit out at the conditions facing Palestinians in Gaza

The first U.S. pontiff addressed followers from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal "To the City and to the World' address.

Pope Leo XIV used his first Christmas Day homily on Thursday to remember the people of Gaza 'exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold,' alongside refugees...