Vatican City, Jun 24, 2018 / 15:57 pm
Pope Francis has said Christians should model the amazement, surprise and gratitude of Elizabeth and Zechariah - and their community - at the birth of their son, John.
"The whole event of the birth of John the Baptist is surrounded by a joyful sense of amazement, surprise and gratitude," the Pope said in his weekly Angelus address in Rome.
"Looking at this, let us ask ourselves: how is my faith? Is it a joyful faith, or is it always the same faith, a 'flat' faith? Do I have a sense of amazement when I see the works of the Lord?"
Francis centered his Angelus on the solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist.