Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world driven ...

“I wanna wish you a merry Christmas!” In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church ...

Ghanaian cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson waits to exchange Christmas greetings with Pope Francis at the Clementina Hall on December 21, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.

English: Merry Christmas (meh-ree kris-mas) The most widely known Christmas greeting, spoken in many countries where English is the primary language. German: Frohe Weihnachten (froh-uh vay-nak-ten) ...

With over 86 percent of Filipinos being Catholic, and another 6 percent from other Christian denominations, we’re pretty much the Asian capital of Christmas.

Pope Francis arrives to exchange the season's greetings with Vatican employees, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Andrew Medichini / AP ...

During the Philippines’ 300 years under Spanish rule (1565–1898), the Roman Catholic Church practiced Misa de Aguinaldo (Gift Mass), another name for Simbang Gabi, according to parish priest ...

Keeps watch beneath the starlight skies. The verse that Defrancisco, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, wrote won first place in the 2024 Pro-Life Christmas Card Contest.

For many, Christmas Day marks the main event of the holiday season but for others the real fun starts the night before. Many Latinx, Hispanic and Filipino communities celebrate Nochebuena on Dec ...