Vatican City—Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas message from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. READ:
Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican on December 25, 2022.The 86-year-old also warned the 10-month-old conflict was aggravating food shortages around the world, urging an end to the use of “food as a weapon.”
In his address from the central balcony of St Peter’s, he recalled “our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who are experiencing this Christmas in the dark and cold, far from their homes.
He referenced numerous countries in difficulty this Christmas, whether due to conflict or another crisis, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon, and Haiti.
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