Christmas greetings from Pope Benedict via BBC

In his first BBC radio broadcast, Pope Benedict XVI sent a Christmas message of hope to Great Britain and "every part of the English-speaking world."

"Let us give thanks to God for his goodness to us, and let us joyfully proclaim to those around us the good news that God offers us freedom from whatever weighs us down; he gives us hope, he brings us life," the pope said. (You can listen to full message at the video link above.)

Merry Christmas from all of us at OSV Daily Take.