Many thanks. Religious leaders have used their christmas messages to reflect on the darkness brought by the coronavirus. Theyve also been speaking about the many selfless and heroic responses to the pandemic. Heres nicholas witchell. A day for reflection on a difficult year. At the vatican in rome, pope francis attended a Christmas Eve mass in st peters basilica timed so that the very limited number of participants could be home in time for the 10pm curfew. In his homily, he said jesus was born an outcast, and he urged communities to do more to help the poor and the needy. Westminster cathedral in london was empty for Midnight Mass the service was delivered online instead. Earlier, a small socially distanced congregation had heard Cardinal Vincent nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic church in england and wales, speak about the heart warming way in which people had responded to the pandemic. Have we not seen in these months of difficulty being marked by countless acts of random kindne
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