This 2025, the Catholic Church welcomed new saints whose lives continue to inspire faith, courage, and service. From young lay faithful and missionaries to martyrs and founders, their stories reflect different paths to holiness rooted in love of God and neighbor. Watch the video to look back at the men and women canonized in 2025 and the legacies they left behind. Their witness reminds us that holiness can be lived in every time and place. | GMA News

During his final General Audience of the year 2025, Pope Leo XIV reflected on months of joy and sorrow — from the Holy Year pilgrimages to the passing of Pope Francis and the ongoing tragedies of war. As the year draws to a close, he invited the faithful to place everything before God, asking Him to renew “the wonders of His grace and mercy,” in the spirit of the Te Deum prayed on December 31. #tedeum #popeleoxiv #vatican | Catholic News Agency

Today in Rome, the Holy Door of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran—the Cathedral of the Pope—was solemnly closed, marking the end of this stage of the Jubilee of Hope. As the door is sealed, the faithful are reminded that Christ Himself remains the true gate to mercy and salvation. This door will remain closed until 2033, when the Church will celebrate 2,000 years of the Resurrection of Christ. Two Holy Doors remain open in Rome: at St. Paul’s Outside the Walls and at St. Peter’s Basilica. | C

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On the Feast of the Holy Family, His Eminence Cardinal James Harvey closed the third Holy Door of the Jubilee Year at the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls. This ends the Jubilee Year in the particular Churches and leaves the last remaining Holy Door open at St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Leo will close on January 6th. #popeleoxiv #holydoor #jubileeyear | Catholic News Agency

“Merry Christmas! May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts and in your families.” Pope Leo said in English following his first Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” message, wishing Merry Christmas in 10 languages: Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Latin. The “Urbi et Orbi” blessing extends to Rome and the world on Christmas day as the Pope comes to the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica | Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo celebrated the Christmas Mass, also known as Midnight Mass, for a packed Vatican basilica at 10 p.m. The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people were inside the basilica for the Mass, while another 5,000 people followed the papal Mass via jumbo screens in St. Peter’s Square. | Catholic News Agency