Two lenghty addresses from the Pope, one from today, the other from a couple of weeks ago:

First, the traditional annual address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in which the Pope assesses the global situation and what the Church’s priorities are in regard to it.

Secondly, his Christmas address to the Curia, delivered on December 22, and the subject of much speculation because it has taken so long to translate into English.

I’ll excerpt and briefly comment in the next few posts.