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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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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti thanks the Pope at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti thanks the Pope at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti will receive the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV listens to a concert by Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/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, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Right: pope’s personal 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, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Right: pope’s personal secretary Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

‘Blue Hats’ (or Casques Bleus) attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Patriarch John X Yazigi, primate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East (3rd from R) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (center) and other political figures attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Sethrida Geagea (5th from R) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Sethrida Geagea (2nd from R) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (center) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Suleiman Frangieh (center) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (center) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Mary and Ghassan Salame (parents of Lea Salame) attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Sethrida Geagea, Member of the Parliament and wife of leader of ‘Lebanese Forces’ (center, in black) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Sethrida Geagea, Member of the Parliament and wife of leader of ‘Lebanese Forces’ (center, in black) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Clerics attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Mary and Ghassan Salame (parents of Lea Salame) attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Fashion designer Elie Saab and family attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Fashion designer Elie Saab and family attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and wife Nehmat attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and wife Nehmat attend Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV attends a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV attends a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV attends a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople (left), attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople, attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople, attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople, attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople (right), attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople attends the Divine Liturgy celebrated during the visit of Pope Leo XIV at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople, attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople (right), attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople, attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM