VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly ... the artists and donors responsible for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year, which include various depictions of the ...

By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the priests ... Francis issued a less critical address to the Vatican's lay employees who gathered in the city state's main audience hall along with ...

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 ...

will also be displayed in Vatican City buildings. According to recent Vatican custom, the Christmas tree and a large Nativity scene displayed beside it will remain in St. Peter’s Square through ...

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 marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his ... greeted the artists and donors responsible for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year, which include various depictions ...