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Pope Leo XIV leads The Christmas Midnight Mass - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 24, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV leads The Christmas Midnight Mass - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 24, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV looks at a nativity scene during a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV looks at the nativity scene and the Christmas tree during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV looks at the nativity scene and the Christmas tree during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Audience With Donors of the Christmas Tree and Nativity - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience in the Paul VI Hall with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Vatican on December 15, 2025. Speaking with the groups that donated this year’s Vatican Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for those who suffer on account of war and violence, especially the victims of terror attack on the Jewish community in Sydney. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Audience With Donors of the Christmas Tree and Nativity - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience in the Paul VI Hall with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Vatican on December 15, 2025. Speaking with the groups that donated this year’s Vatican Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for those who suffer on account of war and violence, especially the victims of terror attack on the Jewish community in Sydney. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. Right: Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga, Pope’s private secretary. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Noel in Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ILE DE LA CITE. CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. A CROWD OF TOURISTS IN FRONT OF THE CRECHE AFTER RENOVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Surtourisme

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ILE DE LA CITE. CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. A CROWD OF TOURISTS IN FRONT OF THE CRECHE AFTER RENOVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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