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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 Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid 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 (center) 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 Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid 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 (R) 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 Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid 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 (R) 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 Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid 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 (Left) 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 Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid 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 (right) 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 receives a shirt with his name at the end of 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 greets young people from Ukraine 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 attends 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 attends 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 attends 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 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 attends 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 attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Right: Pope’s private secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

A seagull stays on the statue of Saint Peter during the weekly general audience led by Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

A seagull stays on the statue of Saint Peter during the weekly general audience led by Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Right: Pope’s private secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV drinks water during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Right: Pope’s private secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on December 17, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At School Christmas Concert in Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV joins children at a school Christmas concert in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Italy on December 16, 2025. Pope Leo XIV attended the 11th edition of the Christmas concert ‘InCanto’, performed by the pupils of the Pontifical Paul VI School of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope visited the school and then joined the pupils and their families in the gymnasium for the musical performance. The Pope was greeted with applause and joyful cheers. He received a tennis racket and the school uniform as gifts, and posed for a commemorative photograph with the pupils before leaving. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At School Christmas Concert in Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV joins children at a school Christmas concert in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Italy on December 16, 2025. Pope Leo XIV attended the 11th edition of the Christmas concert ‘InCanto’, performed by the pupils of the Pontifical Paul VI School of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope visited the school and then joined the pupils and their families in the gymnasium for the musical performance. The Pope was greeted with applause and joyful cheers. He received a tennis racket and the school uniform as gifts, and posed for a commemorative photograph with the pupils before leaving. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At School Christmas Concert in Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV joins children at a school Christmas concert in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Italy on December 16, 2025. Pope Leo XIV attended the 11th edition of the Christmas concert ‘InCanto’, performed by the pupils of the Pontifical Paul VI School of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope visited the school and then joined the pupils and their families in the gymnasium for the musical performance. The Pope was greeted with applause and joyful cheers. He received a tennis racket and the school uniform as gifts, and posed for a commemorative photograph with the pupils before leaving. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At School Christmas Concert in Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV joins children at a school Christmas concert in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Italy on December 16, 2025. Pope Leo XIV attended the 11th edition of the Christmas concert ‘InCanto’, performed by the pupils of the Pontifical Paul VI School of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope visited the school and then joined the pupils and their families in the gymnasium for the musical performance. The Pope was greeted with applause and joyful cheers. He received a tennis racket and the school uniform as gifts, and posed for a commemorative photograph with the pupils before leaving. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At School Christmas Concert in Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV joins children at a school Christmas concert in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Italy on December 16, 2025. Pope Leo XIV attended the 11th edition of the Christmas concert ‘InCanto’, performed by the pupils of the Pontifical Paul VI School of Castel Gandolfo. The Pope visited the school and then joined the pupils and their families in the gymnasium for the musical performance. The Pope was greeted with applause and joyful cheers. He received a tennis racket and the school uniform as gifts, and posed for a commemorative photograph with the pupils before leaving. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM