The Pope Francisco asked this Sunday “that the minds of those who have the power to silence weapons be enlightened” and “an immediate end” to the “foolish” war in Ukrainein his Christmas message.
Before the tens of thousands of people gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, the Supreme Pontiff denounced that “icy winds of war are blowing over humanity”, before the Urbi et Otbi blessing, reports an agency report. EFE.
Pope Francis asked to remember “the faces of the Ukrainian brothers and sisters, who live this Christmas in the dark, in the open or far from their homes, because of the destruction caused by ten months of war” and called to “make concrete gestures of solidarity to help those who are suffering.
«Unfortunately, it is preferred to listen to other reasons, dictated by the logic of the world. But the voice of the Child, who listens to it? “Asked the Bishop of Rome, according to the Spanish media.
In accordance with EFEIn his Christmas message, in which the Pope usually reviews the conflicts and evils in the world, Francis lamented “that our time is experiencing a serious lack of peace also in other regions, in other scenarios of this third world war.”
The Pope noted “with pain” that, “at the same time that the Prince of Peace is given to us, the harsh winds of war continue to blow cold on humanity,” and referred to other armed conflicts that plague the world today, such as the taking place in Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Yemen.
He also prayed for “reconciliation in Myanmar and Iran, to stop all bloodshed,” and called for efforts to “pace the political and social tensions that affect several countries on the American continent,” particularly the Haitian people, “who have been suffering for a long time”.
In his Christmas message, Francis asked not to forget “the people who suffer from hunger, especially children, while every day large amounts of food are wasted and goods squandered in exchange for weapons” and also “the families who they are more wounded by life, and in those who, in this time of economic crisis, have difficulties due to the lack of work and the necessary things to live».
In the same way, he called “not to forget so many migrants and refugees who knock on our door in search of comfort, warmth and food” and “the marginalized, the lonely, the orphans and the elderly who are at risk of be discarded; of the prisoners that we look at only for their mistakes and not as human beings».
Later, as is traditional, he gave the Urbi et Orbi blessing (to the city and to the world) from the balcony where he appeared as pope on March 13, 2013.
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