Vaccine discoveries are "lights of hope" if they are "available to all".
The Pope said this in the Urbi et Orbi blessing, asking to avoid that "the laws of the market and patents are above the laws of health and humanity".
The Pope invites us to think that "pain and evil are not the last word. Resigning ourselves to violence and injustice would mean rejecting the joy and hope of Christmas. On this feast day - he said in the Urbi et Orbi blessing - I address a special thought to those who do not allow themselves to be overwhelmed by adverse circumstances, but strive to bring hope, comfort and help, helping those who suffer and accompanying those who are alone ". "My thoughts at this moment go to families: to those who cannot be reunited today, as well as to those who are forced to stay at home", he concluded.