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Vatican City, December 17, 2020 – Today is Pope Francis’ birthday: Jorge Mario Bergoglio turns 84. And as is his custom, he will not celebrate in any particular way. Your day will unfold as usual between prayer, meetings, and everyday tasks. Pope Francis renewed his call for vaccines to be available to all. “The Pontiff issued a warning:” It is sad to note that, along with numerous testimonies of charity and solidarity, sadly, different forms of nationalism, racism, xenophobia are gaining momentum. . and also wars and conflicts that sow death and destruction ”.
There are already many greetings to the Pope from all over the world. The President of the Republic has already sent you a message from Italy, Sergio Mattarellaand the prime minister Giuseppe Conte.
Mattarella
the Head of state in particular he mentioned the particular situation due to the pandemic in coronavirus and the next Christmas. Against the “dramatic background” of the pandemic, “the invitation to one has stood out even higher and higher ‘open fraternity’ and to the social friendship that His Holiness formulated in the third encyclical of his pontificate. To the entire international community, as well as to individual conscience, you have made a demanding appeal to the sense of responsibility that each man and each woman are called to feel and exercise towards others, especially if they are weak, poor, threatened or oppressed ”.
For Mattarella, what closes was “a year of uncertainty sometimes even anguished fears, which have deeply shaken habits, consolidated the certainties and future perspectives on which countless fellow citizens build their personal and family day-to-day lives. For some, however, His Holiness’s sharing and solidarity has never failed. “
Next, the president mentions the difficult Christmas that we will be experiencing: “Christmas, which is approaching us, in view of which I would like to send you a heartfelt and affectionate wish, will be celebrated in very special circumstances. Despite the inconveniences that may occur carry, such limitations open a reminder. ” to the most authentic and essential aspects of this celebration and its universal message of brotherhood and peace “.
Conte
The premier entrusts his thoughts to Twitter: “Congratulations, Pope Francis. We follow with the greatest respect your commitment to a Church of ‘proximity’, always attentive to the needs of the poorest, the most fragile, the smallest.”
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