“Today, as the winds of war are blowing in our world and an outdated model of development continues to produce human, societal and environmental decline, Christmas invites us to focus on the sign of the Child and to recognize Him in the faces of little children, especially those for whom, like Jesus, “there is no place in the inn” (Lk 2:7).

Pope Francis prays for world peace and gives his “Urbi et Orbi” blessing on 25-12-17, Vatican