Vatican City, Dec 10, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis’ Midnight Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. this year, as the Italian government extends a national curfew through the Christmas season.

The pope’s traditional celebration of Christmas “Mass during the Night,” which takes place at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, has in recent years begun at 9:30 p.m.