Pope Says Christ Is Hope in Times of Crisis

Affirms There Is No Darkness Stronger Than His Light


VATICAN CITY, JAN. 7, 2009 (Zenit.org).- In the midst of a social crisis or violence, Christ is the only true hope, Benedict XVI affirmed during a Mass for the feast of the Epiphany.

The resurrection of Jesus, by which he triumphed over the power of death, is the "conviction" that sustains the path of the Church through the course of history, the Pope stated Tuesday at the celebration at St. Peter's Basilica.