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Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves the Castel Gandolfo residence to head to the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois

Dec 24
Paolo Santalucia,
Associated Press

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks at a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the signing of a peace deal between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

At gunpoint in Colombia, priest forced to speak for guerrillas through Church’s loudspeakers

Dec 24
Eduardo Campos Lima

The Spanish flag flies during a memorial for coronavirus (COVID-19) victims in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Cardinal says Pope Leo visiting Spain next year is likely

Dec 24
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV, front left, prays in front of a nativity scene set in the Paul VI Hall during an audience with donors of the Christmas tree and of the nativity scenes, at the Vatican Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

On Christmas eve, Leo urges believers to welcome Jesus in every human life

Dec 25
Elise Ann Allen

Mariela Gmez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple, sit for Christmas dinner at Castro's parents' home in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

A Venezuelan family’s Christmas: From the American dream to poverty

Dec 26
Matias Delacroix,
Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.(Credit: Jon Super/AP.)

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

Dec 25
Danica Kirka,
Associated Press

Palestinian parishioners check a recently installed Christmas tree after the previous one was destroyed at the Holy Redeemer Latin Church in the West Bank town of Jenin, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Credit: Majdi Mohammed/AP.)

3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

Dec 25
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Pope offers Christmas blessing urging responsibility for violence, injustice

Dec 25
Elise Ann Allen

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People visit Herrnhuter Sterne GmbH manufacturing, a Christmas stars manufacturing company in Herrnhut, Germany, Nov. 10, 2025. (Credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP.)

Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season

Nov 27
Kirsten Grieshaber,
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Visitors walk through the Magdeburg Christmas market, in Magdeburg, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Matthias Bein/dpa via AP.)

Germany’s Christmas markets open with festive cheer and tight security

Nov 24
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