catholic church residing over mass. our senior vatican analyst john allen is in rome. the pope s message cust mayoroiy one of hope and peace. might this year be any different? reporter: hi. well, i mean, typically christmas eve and as you say this is the fifth time we have seen pope francis in action on christmas eve typically catches him in a more somber mood. tonight was no exception. we had heard him focussing on the gospel story of the birth of christ. remember this is a story of jesus parents, jesus and mary, being dislodged from their homes and forced to go on the road to bethlehem where there is no accommodation so they have to
campbell, the executive director of network. i m tempted to credit you with the cardinal being chosen as the new pope. because you and the nuns on the pope have been trying to refocus on the advocacy of the poor. do you think in a strange way the cardinals heard what you and the other nuns were saying and chose a pope that is trying to transition the church back do that. i m not sureky take much credit for it. but-day believe that the holy spirit that is alive in all of the world is alive and well in the selection of pope and was certainly my experience with nuns on the bus. that it was the poly spirit s action that stirred us up all of our hearts to respond to the needs of those around us. so i just like to think we re, we re all instruments making a difference in our world. and i think we re watching live pictures right now of pope francis in action. and you know, sister smoem, the