Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome on Monday, the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
ROME — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day that kicks off the Christmas season.
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