On Christmas, Pope Francis calls for Gaza hostage-truce deal, Ukraine peace talks
Pope Francis holds Christmas calls with Palestinian Christians facing extinction in Gaza
Francis calls for ceasefire in Gaza and negotiations in Ukraine during Urbi et Orbi
The Pope also addressed the war in Ukraine, calling for the “sound of arms to be silenced in war-torn Ukraine”
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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
For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel s actions in Gaza during his official remarks
"I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions," the pope said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to throngs of people below.
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 reconciliation between enemies.
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.
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 called for arms to be silenced in war-torn Ukraine and in the Middle East, singling out Christian communities in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Pope Francis appealed for a cease-fire in Gaza, as he called for a global cessation of violence and peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan,
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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