He called for an end to conflicts around the world during his Urbi et Orbi address, which is traditionally delivered by the pontiff on Christmas Day to worshippers gathered in Vatican City. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.

VATICAN CITY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.

Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate

Boston resident Stephen Ryan sparked a surprise chat with Pope Leo XIV during a recent visit to the Vatican, where they discussed baseball and shared a memorable moment. "We wanted to hopefully see the Pope, but never expected at the end of our trip that we would be in the presence and having a conversation with the Holy Father," Ryan said.

Most of Pope Leo's appointments for Catholic bishops in the U.S. have called for better treatment of immigrants in the country, in a trend that may shape how the national Church responds to the Trump administration's divisive anti-immigration policies.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican offices to be “more mission-oriented” and cautioning against the “forces of division” that can take root even “beneath an apparent calm.”

Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on building communion. Leo followed in Pope Francis’ footsteps and used

The Pope also referred to “forces of division” which he said remained a “challenge” for the Church. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.