Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV Baptizes 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel, Tells Parents Faith Is ‘More Than Necessary’

In his homily, the Pope urged parents to see faith as essential for their children’s lives: ‘The children you now hold in ...
Arlington Catholic Herald

Baptism provides light in darkness, gateway to heaven, pope says

Baptism “accompanies us forever,” he said. “In moments of darkness, baptism is light; in life’s conflicts, it is ...
Herald Malaysia

Pope baptizes 20 children: Now they have the meaning of life

Continuing a tradition begun in 1981 by Pope John Paul II, Pope Leo presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican ...
Catholic Standard

Parents can’t wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel

Just as we wouldn’t leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told ...
Crux

Leo XIV: Sistine Chapel baptisms, Angelus prayers for Mideast peace & condemnation of Russian attacks

After marking Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus and expressed concern for renewed ...

Pope Leo XIV Baptizes 20 Babies Beneath Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, marking his first baptismal ceremony as pontiff and continuing a long-standing Vatican tradition that concludes the Christmas season.