This Christmas, we share the words of Pope Francis during the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord at St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on 24 December 2023:
“Make us believe, Lord, in the power of your love, so different from the power of the world. Lord, make us, like Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the Magi, gather around you and worship you. As you conform us ever more to yourself, we shall bear witness before the world to the beauty of your countenance.”