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Dec 22
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Dec 23
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Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2024. (Credit: Remo Casilli/AP.)

Pope Francis opens Holy Door to begin Jubilee at Vigil Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s

Dec 24
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A man rides a motorcycle taxi past Christmas decorations on a street in Lago, Nigeria, on Dec. 20, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

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Pope Francis arrives at at Rebibbia prison in Rome on Dec. 26, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope remembers modern martyrs, visits prison on St. Stephen’s Day

Dec 26
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Nov. 23, 2024, in New Delhi, India. (Credit: Associated Press.)

Catholic bishops in India reject criticism of Modi’s Christmas visit to headquarters

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Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi address at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Francis calls for ceasefire in Gaza and negotiations in Ukraine during Urbi et Orbi

Dec 25
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Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2024. (Credit: Remo Casilli/AP.)

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