Pope Leo XIV Recites the Regina Caeli Prayer and Delivers a Message on Saint Stephen’s Day | N18G

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On the feast of the Church’s first martyr, Saint Stephen, Pope Leo XIV reflects on martyrdom as a “birth into heaven” and on Christmas joy as the choice to live fraternity, forgiveness and peace in a world marked by fear and conflict. “I renew my heartfelt good wishes for peace and serenity in the light of our Lord’s birth...As we remember Saint Stephen, the first Martyr, we seek his intercession for strengthening our faith and supporting the communities that suffer most for their Christian witness. May his example of humility, courage and forgiveness accompany those who, in situations of conflict, are committed to promoting dialogue, reconciliation and peace.” At the heart of the Christmas mystery, Pope Leo XIV continued, is a joy sustained by those who already live fraternity, who recognise in every person, even in adversaries, “the indelible dignity of the daughters and sons of God”. Like Jesus, Stephen died forgiving, sustained by “a force more real than that of weapons”: a gratuitous force already present in every heart, reawakened when we learn to look upon one another with attention and recognition. #Popeleo #StStephen #Christmas #Vatican #Catholic #Christianity #Peace #Forgiveness #Hope #NoEnemies #CNBCTV18 #Faith #Sermon #PapalAddress #Justice #Reconciliation #StPetersSquare #WorldPeace