Christmas 2023 marks 800 years since St. Francis of Assisi staged the first manger scene in the hill town of Greccio, about 50 miles north of Rome. Pope Francis visits the Nativity scene in St.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV urged Vatican cardinals on Monday to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside, as he followed in Pope Francis’ footsteps and used a Christmas greeting to gently ...

Pope Francis prepares to deliver the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for "to the city and to the world") during the Christmas day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec ...

(CNN) – As the Vatican prepares for Pope Leo’s first Christmas since his election, its Christmas Nativity scenes go beyond tradition. The Nativity scene on display has a message the Vatican wants to ...