Pope Francis held two pared-down and socially-distanced Christmas celebrations this week: First, Mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter’s basilica, and then his “urbi et orbi” address and blessing “to the church and the world.”

In both, we heard a common theme from Pope Francis in 2020: a strong call for greater fraternity among people.

In this episode, host Colleen Dulle gives a quick update on what the pope said.

Read Pope Francis’ Christmas Eve homily

Read Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi address

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