The feast of the Birth of Christ is not out of tune with the trial we are going through, because it is the quintessential feast of compassion, the feast of tenderness. Its beauty is humble and full of human warmth.
This was the message of Pope Francis on Monday when he met with participants of the upcoming Christmas Contest.
The event, organized by the Pontifical Foundation Gravissimum Educationis and Missioni Don Bosco Valdocco, "gives a voice to young people by inviting them to create new songs inspired by Christmas and its values."
While admitting that this year again, the "lights will be dimmed by the consequences of the pandemic," the Pope said that we mustn't lose hope.
The Pope emphasized the importance of beauty for our world by quoting Pope Paul VI.
