But Francis decided to release the book sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year, which began on Christmas ...

29 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Consistory Hall to tender greetings to His Holiness Pope Pius XI, to hear his reply which would go to the world as a Christmas message next day.

The charity and work of Pope Pius XII during World War II so impressed the Chief Rabbi ... especially in his Christmas messages. His 1941 and 1942 Christmas messages were both translated and ...