Vatican publishes list of papal liturgies for January, February January 11, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is scheduled to complete the Christmastime liturgies by baptizing babies in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 12, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. But his calendar of Masses and prayer services for January and February does not end there, especially because of the Holy Year 2025. Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of papal liturgical ceremonies, published a list of the pope’s upcoming liturgies Jan. 8. The other papal liturgies in January and February: — Jan. 25: An ecumenical evening prayer service at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to mark the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. — Jan. 26: A morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Sunday of the Word of God and the Jubilee of the World of Communications. — Feb. 1: An evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica on the eve of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. — Feb. 9: A morning Mass in St. Peter’s Square as part of the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel. Read More Vatican News Pope Leo expresses hope Ukraine, Russia negotiations bear fruit Pope Leo XIV says Christians in the Middle East offer a ‘precious testimony for the entire Church’ Catholics cannot be ‘unengaged spectators’ amid current events, pope says A long-awaited reckoning: A timeline of the Father Marko Rupnik case Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document Pope Leo says, ‘It is not yet too late’ to care for creation Copyright © 2025 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Print
