For this reason, Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church — Peter, the first pope, preaches for the first time and converts thousands of new believers.

More than 70,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square on Saturday as Pope Leo VIX led a Pentecost Vigil prayer service, according to the Holy See. Attendees represented over 100 countries ...

According to the account in Acts, about 3,000 people were baptized following Peter’s sermon. For this reason, Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church — Peter, the first pope ...

Pope Francis at Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 28, 2023. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis, who canceled all of his audiences on Friday due to a fever, presided over the Mass but ...

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at a Pentecost prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square, Saturday, June 7, 2025 (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN) Daniel Payne/CNA Vatican June 7, 2025.

On Sunday, Francis presided over the Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as expected, leading the ceremony from a chair off to the side while Brazilian Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, head of ...

Pope Leo XIV greets a child from the popemobile as he prepares to lead a Pentecost prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 7 with participants in the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements ...

On Pentecost, those who experienced the Spirit’s indwelling spoke in “other tongues” (Acts 2:4). These early believers presumably didn’t understand the words they were speaking and didn ...