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Gavin Blackburn

Pope Leo XIV asks that Rome be welcoming to foreigners as 2025 draws to an close

Pope Leo XIV brought 2025 to a close on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old.

The pontiff presided over a New Year’s Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica, giving thanks for the 2025 Holy Year that brought millions of pilgrims to Rome in the once-every-quarter-century celebration of Christianity.

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