Archbishop of Loreto Giovanni Tonucci led a concelebrated Mass to mark the 41st anniversary of the coronation of the titular statue of Our Lady of the Nativity at the Xagħra basilica. At the end of the Mass, archpriest Carmelo Refalo presented Mgr Tonucci with an icon of Our Lady of the Nativity. Charles and Rosalyn Sultana, and their children Nicole, 8, and Nathan, 3, then joined the archbishop in placing a rose at the feet of the statue. The archbishop later met and spoke to children and adolescents outside the church.