Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec.

Editor’s note: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025 is a holy day of obligation — remember to get to Mass! (OSV News) — During an adult religious education session, the ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey and stressed the need for Christian unity in meetings and liturgies with the country's Christian leaders ...

IZNIK, Turkey —On the second day of his inaugural foreign trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the site where early Christian leaders met 1,700 years ago for the First Council of Nicaea — the gathering that ...

Pope Leo XIV warned of “conflict on the global level” in an impassioned address to civic leaders and lawmakers in Turkey, against the backdrop of several wars in the region. “We are now experiencing a ...

President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post in which he characterized his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as "very good." "I just had a very good telephone call with ...

The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today it is celebrated on the final Sunday before Advent. Quas Primas was Pope Pius XI’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The “Purge” movies are missing from the list, as are the entries in the “Saw” franchise. There are no “Evil Dead” ...

In church, it's the holy trinity. But on the silver screen, it's all about the big four for Pope Leo. It's not all feel-good flicks for the pope though. "Ordinary People," the 1980 psychological drama ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Ernie Clement, a Brighton native and infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, delivered an outstanding performance in the 2025 MLB postseason. Clement batted .411, the highest average ...

As the Toronto Blue Jays fell just short of their first World Series title in 32 years, third baseman Ernie Clement made a bit of history. With a three-hit night in Game 7 against the Los Angeles ...

A huge wave of emotions will pour out if trainer Miguel Clement wins a Breeders' Cup race Nov. 1. Saturday would have been the 60th birthday of his late father, Christophe, who built the successful ...