Christmas 2025

Standing at the entrance of the city is a memorial monument at Finnemann Plaza in Barangay Calero, dedicated to Bishop Wilhelm, also known as William Finnemann, SVD, the first bishop of Mindoro and a martyr of the Second World War.

In a unique and joyful way of honoring the Feast of the Holy Family, the Archdiocese of Bombay, western India, organized a Festival of Families December 28, 2025, at the Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine, a coastal pilgrimage center at Uttan, in the suburbs of Mumbai.

Cardinal Ferrão stressed that holiness is nurtured through daily work done with dedication and faith, stating that “through our work, our families, our communities, and the Church become holy.”

St. John Bosco Parish in Senapati, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, organized a two-day Children’s Camp and Renewal Programme on December 20–21, 2025, offering a spiritually enriching and joyful experience for 250 children.

As gentle waves broke against a small wooden pier in Bombay Village on Kei Besar Island in Southeast Maluku, a motorboat carrying boxes of medicine and simple gifts came to a stop.

During Christmas this year. Christians across India faced a surge of harassment, intimidation, and attacks on churches, particularly in BJP-ruled states.

Even in the absence of a formally declared Third World War, peace must be consciously and actively built, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka said in his Christmas Midnight Mass homily, warning that today’s world increasingly profits from the trade of weapons rather than the pursuit of peace.

A Filipino bishop stressed that “God considers no one as worthless,” and hope is never lost in humanity, "especially if they are united in His grace of renewal.”

Christmas, also means family reunions, long tables full of food, games with cousins, laughter that lasts late into the night, and gifts that feel magical simply because they are given with love.

Addressing a sea of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square representing nations from every corner of the globe, Pope Leo XIV delivered his Christmas 2025 Urbi et Orbi message.

"There is no room for God if there is no room for the human person," the Pope declared to the thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Brothers Gabriel, Michael, Anthony, Peter, and Francis, each carrying a different temperament, a different way of being “Christmas-ly” present are no more.

On December 28, the Church remembers a tragedy that jars the sweetness of the season, the Feast of the Holy Innocents.

In the noise and busyness of modern life, He still speaks softly and persistently. He assures us that He has come to stay with us, especially in our fragile places.

William Atul Kuluntunu, 70, is a renowned Christian hymn writer and former Additional Secretary in Bangladesh’s Ministry of Public Administration. Over a prolific career spanning four decades, he has written lyrics for more than 2,400 songs, including 407 Christian hymns.

Church leaders and members of the Christian community in Pakistan’s Sindh Province have welcomed the provincial government’s decision to grant a two-day Christmas holiday, calling it a significant and inclusive step that allows Christians to celebrate the feast without interruption.

In a recently published Christmas message, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman and President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), urged the faithful in Asia to “become instruments of transformation, bringing peace to a disturbed world.”

The Punjab provincial government in Pakistan has launched a “Christmas Cleaning Plan 2025” to clean and wash churches, church surroundings, Christian colonies, and public parks in preparation for Christmas celebrations across Lahore, Multan, and other cities in the province.

At “Sadbhav Christmas,” an interfaith gathering organized by the Society of Pilar, the story of Christmas, titled “Cradle of Light,” was beautifully narrated through the traditional Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam.

Thousands of Filipino faithful transformed the solemn atmosphere of St. Peter’s Basilica into a vibrant celebration of faith as they gathered for the Simbang Gabi (Dawn Mass) on December 21, 2025.