VATICAN CITY (RNS) — 'Christmas reminds us that Jesus is our peace, our joy, our strength, our comfort,' Pope Francis said at the Vatican’s traditional lighting ceremony, Friday (Dec. 11).

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at Vatican 02:13. VATICAN CITY-- In his Christmas Eve homily Thursday, Pope Francis noted the simplicity of Jesus' birth as he rebuked what he called ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced the details of the 2020 edition of the annual Christmas display in St. Peter’s Square, intended to be a sign of hope and faith in the midst of the ...

Pope Francis prepares to deliver the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for "to the city and to the world") during the Christmas day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

The Vatican says that the crèche, which will remain under wraps until it is inaugurated by the “governor” of Vatican city state, Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, on Christmas Eve, will comprise ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One present young people should ask for this Christmas is words of wisdom from older people they know, a Vatican dicastery said. “Today, in the difficult circumstances of ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The large crowd gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Saturday evening (Dec. 7) for the annual ceremony for the lighting of the Vatican’s 98-foot-tall Christmas tree heard ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas Read More Skip to content Boston News, Weather ...

VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's differences as a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...