羅馬天主教宗將發表聖誕致辭

Pope Francis is set to deliver his second annual Christmas blessing to thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square and many more watching from around the world.

羅馬天主教教宗方濟各將向聚集在聖彼得廣場上成千上萬的人和世界各地更多的人發表他擔任教宗以來的第二個聖誕致辭。

The pope led a solemn Christmas Eve Mass Wednesday night at St. Peter's Basilica where he called on the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics to remember that God's message of peace "is stronger than darkness and corruption."

教宗方濟各星期三在聖彼得大教堂主持了聖誕夜彌撒，呼籲全世界12億天主教徒牢記，上帝的和平信息強於黑暗和腐敗。

Before the service, Pope Francis spoke by telephone with Christian refugees in northern Iraq who fled from Islamic State militants. He told them: "You are like Jesus on Christmas night. There was no room for him either, and he had to flee to Egypt later to save himself."

彌撒開始前，教宗方濟各給逃離伊斯蘭國武裝分子後在伊拉克北部地區一座難民營棲身的基督徒打電話說：“你們就像聖誕夜的耶穌。耶穌無處棲身，後來爲了保全自己，不得不逃到埃及。”