01/01/2023 05:00 (act. 01/01/2023 05:00)
Pope Francis celebrates New Year’s Mass ©APA/AFP
Under the impression of the death of former leader of the Catholic Church Benedict XVI. Pope Francis kicks off the new year with a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. At the Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Sunday at 10 am, the pontiff will be able to ask for peace in the world, as he did in his Christmas speeches.
January 1st is the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace. In 2023, the motto will be: “No one is saved. Starting over after Covid-19 to explore paths of peace together”.
Meanwhile, the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. continue to remain at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, where the German lived after the end of his pontificate in 2013 and where he died on Saturday. Only on Monday will it be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica and exposed to the public so that believers can say goodbye to it.