December 25, 2025
Pope Leo condemns Gaza conditions in unusually direct Christmas homily
In a later Christmas blessing, the pope lamented the plight of immigrants and refugees crossing America Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, December 25, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS Pope Leo denounced conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas homily on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during a regular solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus. Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world.












