May the light of the Child of Bethlehem reach your hearts!
In the midst of a world of storms and grey clouds, this depiction of the Nativity by Jesuit artist Peter Girasek invites us to focus our attention on what is bright.
The people above all - Jesus, Mary, Joseph; the light also in the world - the star.
Merry Christmas!
From the Communications Team of the General Curia
[John, Caterina, Pierre, Robert, Stefano, Pascal, Mikołaj, Mikel]
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