• The Urbi et Orbi blessing of Pope Francis for Christmas 2020

  • Pope Francis donates 4,000 anti-Covid tampons to the homeless in Rome for Christmas

  • The Christmas Mass in St. Peter's.

    Pope Francis: "Let no one lose heart"

Share

December 25, 2020 "A child is born: birth is always a source of hope, it is life that blossoms, it is a promise of the future. And this Child, Jesus, was 'born for us': an us without borders, without privileges or exclusions" , the Pope declared before the Urbi et Orbi blessing broadcast live from the Blessing Hall.



"In this historic moment, marked by the ecological crisis and by serious economic and social imbalances, aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, we need fraternity more than ever. And God offers it to us by giving us his Son Jesus: not a fraternity made up of beautiful words , of abstract ideals, of vague feelings ... No. A fraternity based on real love, capable of meeting the other who is different from me, of pitying his sufferings, of approaching and taking care of him even if he is not my family of my ethnicity, of my religion; he is different from me but he is my brother, he is my sister. And this is also true in relations between peoples and nations, All Brothers ", continued the Pope.



The Pope said that the

vaccine it is a light of hope if it is for everyone.

The discoveries of vaccines are a "light of hope" if they are available to all, asking to avoid that "the laws of the market and patents are above the laws of health and humanity.



The family, source of peace for humanity

" Jesus he was born in a stable, but wrapped in the love of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.

By being born in the flesh, the Son of God consecrated family love.

My thoughts at this moment go to families: to those who cannot be reunited today, as well as to those who are forced to stay at home ", said Pope Francis, recalling that this must be" an opportunity to rediscover the family, source of peace for all humanity ".



Domestic violence

"

May the


Child of Bethlehem help us to be available, generous and in solidarity, especially towards the most fragile people, the sick and those who in this time have found themselves unemployed or in serious difficulties due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, as well as the women who in these months of confinement have suffered domestic violence ", continued Bergoglio during the Urbi et Orbi blessing.



A look at the children

Let us turn our gaze to too many children all over the world, especially in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, which pay the high price of war. Their faces shake the consciences of men of good will, so that the causes of co

conflicts and courageous efforts are made to build a peaceful future.

May this be the right time to ease tensions throughout the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean ", said the Pontiff:" May the Child Jesus heal the wounds of the beloved Syrian people, who have been exhausted by the war and its consequences for a decade now. , further aggravated by the pandemic.

May you bring comfort to the Iraqi people and to all those engaged in the path of reconciliation, especially the Yazidis,


hard hit by the last years of war ", he added," Bring peace to Libya and allow the new phase of the ongoing negotiations to bring about an end to all forms of hostility in the country.

May the Child of Bethlehem grant fraternity to the land that saw him born. "



Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Africa

" May the Son of the Most High support the commitment of the international community and the countries involved to continue the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh , as well as in the eastern regions of Ukraine, and to favor dialogue as the only way that leads to peace and reconciliation ", said Francis." May the Divine Child alleviate the suffering of the affected populations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from a serious humanitarian crisis, at the base of which there are extremism and armed conflicts, but also the pandemic and other natural disasters;

stop the violence in Ethiopia, where many people are forced to flee due to clashes;

bring comfort to the inhabitants of the Cabo Delgado region in northern Mozambique, victims of the violence of


international

terrorism

;

encourage the leaders of South Sudan, Nigeria and Cameroon to continue the journey of fraternity and dialogue they have undertaken ", he added.