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In Christmas address, Pope urges ‘all people of all nations’ to silence arms and overcome divisions
PHOTOS: Pope Francis marks Christmas by urging all nations to silence arms and overcome divisions
Pope Francis on Christmas calls for end of world's conflicts and silencing of weapons
He referred specifically to the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the Israel-Hamas war. He also called for an end to other conflicts, whether political, social or military.
As Hannukah and Christmas coincide, pontiff uses his annual 'Urbi et Orbi' address to urge 'all peoples and nations... to silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions'
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On Christmas, Pope doubles down, slamming Israel 'cruelty'This is cruelty, this is not war,” the pope told members of the government of the Holy See. After his Saturday comments, Israel's foreign mini
The Pope also addressed the war in Ukraine, calling for the “sound of arms to be silenced in war-torn Ukraine”
For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel s actions in Gaza during his official remarks
Israeli bombardments and blockades threaten the existence of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as well as for the release of hostages, adding aid needs to be given to the people “worn out by hunger and by war.”
He made the remarks a day after the start of Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. On Tuesday evening, Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the first pilgrims could go through. Millions more are expected to follow over the year.
Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies.
Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional Urbi et ... a ceasefire in Gaza and his spiritual closeness with Christian communities spread across Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Libya. “May the doors of dialogue and peace be flung ...
Pope Francis in his Christmas message called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago.
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.
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