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100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held

Pope Leo XIV greets Canadian singer Michael Bublé after an audience Dec. 5 in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Song legend Michael Bublé meets Leo XIV, takes requests

Dec 6
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Pope Leo XIV to diplomats: ‘Holy See will not be a silent bystander’ amid challenges to peace

Dec 6
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At Vatican Christmas concert, Pope Leo XIV sings praises of music

Dec 7
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Leo’s first foreign trip an exercise in learning ‘how to pope’

Dec 8
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A worried parent of abducted school children in Papiri, Nigeria, on Nov. 28, 2025. (Credit: Associated Press.)

100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held

Dec 8
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Leo’s first foreign trip an exercise in learning ‘how to pope’

Dec 8
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Palestinians take part in a Christmas tree–lighting event in Manger Square, next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus Christ ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Dec 8
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Pope marks Marian feast urging believers to embrace God’s plan

Dec 8
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