The Pope also prayed for the Pope emeritus at the Angelus in St. Peter's Square.
In his Angelus prayer on the feast day of the first martyr, the Pope emphasized the true meaning of Christmas.
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, the Pope expressed during the Angelus his concern for Eastern Europe, specifically for the situation suffered by the humanitarian corridor in Lachin, in the South Caucasus.
The Pope also praised the beatification of a Brazilian woman who wanted to become a doctor for the poor before she was killed.