On the last day of the year, the Vatican traditionally intones the Te Deum, a prayer that dates back to the first centuries of Christianity.
On the following day, during the Mass in celebration of Mary, Pope Francis asked the Church and society to rediscover the value of women.
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Every society needs to embrace the gift of women, of every woman: to respect her, cherish her, value her, knowing that he who wounds a single woman profanes God, born of woman.
The Church of Mary needs to rediscover her own feminine face.
Since 1967, the Church has also celebrated the World Day of Peace on this day. In his message for this occasion, the Pope asked the world to reflect on the advantages and risks of technological developments.
At the celebration there were hundreds of young people between the ages of 7 and 25 who came from all over the world to sing at the Vatican on this special day.
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