Pope will give Christmas Eve talk on BBC

December 23, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI will offer the “Thought for the Day” on the BBC radio broadcast for Christmas Eve.

The special papal message is the product of “many months” of negotiations between BBC and the Vatican, network officials disclosed. The Pope will be offering a special Christmas greeting to one country for the first time, as a follow-up to his visit to Great Britain in September.

 

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• Pope to deliver Thought For The Day on Christmas Eve (BBC)