December 2025

On the feast of the Church’s first martyr, Saint Stephen, Pope Leo XIV reflects on martyrdom as a “birth into heaven” and on Christmas joy as the choice to live fraternity, forgiveness and peace in a world marked by fear and conflict.

The closing of the Holy Door at Saint Mary Major took place on Christmas Day, with the Cardinal Archpriest of the papal basilica inviting the faithful to remain open to hearing the Word, welcoming the other, and forgiveness.

Night Nativity | Geertgen tot Sint Jans Given at Westminster Cathedral at Christmas Midnight Mass 2025 Tonight is a night of prayer and praise, shaped …

In his Christmas Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Leo XIV renews his plea for peace, reminding the world that it is both God’s gift and humanity’s shared responsibility.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas morning Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, recalling in his homily that in the Word of God made flesh, “humanity now speaks, crying out with God’s own desire to encounter us.”

During the Christmas Mass during the Night on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV encourages us to announce “the joy of Christmas” and to celebrate it as “a feast of faith, charity and hope.”

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Seven months after the beginning of his Pontificate, Pope Leo XIV prepares to preside over the Christmas celebrations for the first time, starting with the Midnight Mass in the evening of December 24 in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Today a Saviour has been born to us; who is Christ the Lord. Coming live from Buckfast Abbey, sung by the Abbey Choir. To start …

Today a Saviour has been born to us; who is Christ the Lord. Coming live from Buckfast Abbey, sung by the Abbey Choir. To start …

Holy Family Church | CBCEW The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem have issued a joint Christmas message proclaiming the message of hope …

Archbishop John Wilson’s 2025 Christmas message In his annual Christmas message to the Archdiocese of Southwark, Archbishop John Wilson said that “each time we are …

The Nativity of Jesus | CBCEW Christian leaders across Wales have come together to issue a joint Christmas message to the people of Wales. The …

Bishop-elect Gerard Bradley Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark | CBCEW His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has today, 22 December 2025, appointed Canon Gerard Bradley as an …

Bishop Stock and Bishop Drainey | CBCEW His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Bishop Marcus Stock as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of …

As the Church marks the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme “Justice without judgement: the righteousness of Joseph”

Reflecting on the figure of Saint Joseph on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Pope Leo XIV recalls the virtues he lived of piety, charity, and mercy that educate the heart to encounter Christ and our brothers and sisters. As we await the birth of the Saviour, he encourages us to be “a welcoming manger, a hospitable home, a sign of God’s presence” and that all children may live in peace.

As the Jubilee Year draws to a close, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that its deepest gift endures. Hope, he says, continues to shape the Church’s journey, calling all to remain pilgrims who generate life and renewal.