The Pope called to silence weapons in Ukraine and to “have the audacity to open negotiations for a just peace.” For Gaza he asked for a ceasefire, for the hostages to be released and for the population exhausted by hunger and war to be helped.
He Pope Francis, In his Christmas message on December 24, he asked the Child Jesus to inspire the political authorities and all people of good will on the American continent.
This “in order to find effective solutions in truth and justice as soon as possible, to promote social harmony, particularly in Haiti, Venezuela, Colombia and Nicaragua,” he expressed.
According to EFE, andThe Pope also pleaded that the birth of the Savior “bring a time of hope to the families of thousands of children who are dying from the measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as to the populations of the east of that country.” and those of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mozambique.
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At the same time, the Supreme Pontiff called for weapons to be silenced in Ukraine and for “the audacity to open negotiations for a just peace” and for Gaza to “cease fire, free the hostages and help the population exhausted by hunger and war.
On the balcony of the central loggia of the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis reflected on the conflicts and evils that affect the world before the nearly 30,000 people who came to St. Peter’s Square in Rome.
«Let the guns fall silent in the martyred Ukraine. May we have the audacity to open the door to negotiations and gestures of dialogue and encounter, to reach a just and lasting peace,” he said.
Francis also called for weapons to remain silent in the Middle East. “With my eyes fixed on the cradle of Bethlehem, I direct my thoughts to the Christian communities of Israel and Palestine, in particular to Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is very serious.”
He also said: “Let the fire cease, the hostages be released and the population exhausted by hunger and war be helped.”
The Pope indicated that he also carries “in his heart the Christian community of Lebanon, especially in the south, and that of Syria, at this very delicate moment.” Hence, he encouraged the search for solutions that allow national reconciliation in Libya.
The Holy Father opened the Holy Door with which he began the Jubilee, which is celebrated every 25 years, and hoped that it would help “to reconcile with ourselves, with each other, even with our enemies.”
“This Christmas, I invite all people, all peoples and nations to arm themselves with courage to cross the Door, to become pilgrims of hope, to silence their weapons and overcome divisions,” he said.
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