Pope closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism, xenophobia

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another. With cardinals and diplomats looking on, Leo kneeled down in prayer