Pope Leo XIV Celebrates His First Christmas with a Call for Peace
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Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 in St. Peter’s Basilica, a practice not observed since 1994, and will also close the Holy Doors marking the end of the Jubilee Year, with various liturgical events planned through early January.
- Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate Catholic News Agency
- Pope Leo XIV’s first “Christmas of Peace” Vatican News
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- This is how Christmas is celebrated at the Vatican DW
- Pray for peace in front of the Nativity scene, pope asks children The Catholic Sun
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