Pope closes 2025 Holy Year and signals his pontificate can now begin in earnest

Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year, marking the end of a yearlong celebration that drew 33 million pilgrims ...
National Catholic Reporter

A new pope, legacy of Francis: NCR's top 10 news stories of 2025

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2025 include coverage of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, massive aid cuts by the ...

Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting

Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on ...
CBS News

Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"

Rome — It's been called "holy smoke." And it's color coded. Black and white plumes puffed from canisters over the weekend as pyrotechnics expert Massimiliano De Sanctis tested the mechanism that will ...
Crux

Pope closes jubilee saying it opened new horizon of hope

Pope Leo XIV brought the Jubilee of Hope to a close Tuesday, saying it ought to serve as a turning point for believers and ...

Pope Leo, closing Catholic Holy Year, urges kindness to foreigners

Pope Leo closed the Catholic Church's Holy Year on Tuesday by sealing shut the special "Holy Door" in St. Peter's Basilica ...
America Magazine

Vatican says close to 3 million people saw Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025

Close to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV from the ...
National Catholic Register

Vatican Says More Than 33 Million Pilgrims Took Part in Jubilee

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, said 33,475,369 pilgrims ultimately took part in ...