“May the tensions in Ukraine be resolved with serious international dialogue and not with arms. Weapons are not the way. May this Lord’s Christmas bring peace to Ukraine”. Thus Pope Francis after the Angelus recited in St. Peter’s Square.
“I am very saddened by a statistic,” said Bergoglio, “this year even more weapons were produced than last year. Weapons”, he added, “are never the way. Christmas bring peace to Ukraine. “. The Pope then gave his solidarity to the people of Kentuky affected by a hurricane in these hours.
“Life has a task for us. Life is not meaningless, it is not entrusted to chance. No! It is a gift that the Lord gives us by telling us: find out who you are, and work hard to realize the dream that is yours. Life! Each of us, let us not forget, is a mission to be fulfilled “, commented the Pope at the Angelus after the reading of today’s Gospel.
Pope Francis, at the end of the Angelus, blessed the Bambinelli of the crib brought by the children of the Roman parishes. This event from the time of Paul VI marks the Third Sunday of Advent and today is back in attendance after the stop due to the pandemic. The initiative is animated by the Roman Oratory Center.
“I greet the boys and girls who have come with your Bambinelli to receive the blessing”, “I thank the Roman Oratory Center and I ask you to bring my Merry Christmas greetings to your grandparents and all your loved ones”, said the pontiff during the homily.
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