Madison Square Garden, Sept. 25, 2015
Homily given by Pope Francis at Mass at Madison Square Garden, Sept. 25, 2015
We are in Madison Square Garden, a place synonymous with this city. This is the site of important athletic, artistic and musical events attracting people not only from this city, but from the whole world. In this place, which represents both the variety and the common interests of so many different people, we have listened to the words: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”(IS 9:1).
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