Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the ...

By Carol Glatz BAPTISING one’s children is as essential as providing them with food and clothing, Pope Leo XIV told parents. ...

While many of us have packed away the Christmas decorations, for millions worldwide, the festive season is just beginning.

Writing this on New Year’s day, Thursday, January 1, 2026, after returning from 10:00 am Mass at St. John’s, solemnity of ...

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In some countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece, members of the Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas on December 25 along with other Christian denominations.

CHRISTMAS is at the heart of the Church’s liturgical life today but long ago, there was a time when Epiphany held precedence. Epiphany was a catch-all feast in the early Church, which honoured all the ...

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the children of Vatican employees, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for the ...

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual ...

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual ...

Just as we wouldn't leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told ...