Pope Francis pleas for Covid-19 vaccines for all in Christmas Day message
The pontiff also called for fraternity and compassion to be shared among all peoples this Christmas.
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The pontiff also called for fraternity and compassion to be shared among all peoples this Christmas.
“This is not a time for self-centeredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all,” the pope said.
The pontiff sent well wishes to all of those living in conflict areas this Christmas time.
Crowds came from all over the world, meanwhile, to mark Christmas Day in Bethlehem.
In a mass in Bethlehem, an archbishop used his homily to lambast the “Herods of today”.
He called on the international community to “prevent violence” in Ukraine.
The new Pope has delivered his first Christmas ‘urbi et orbi’ message.
In his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis prayed for Syria, the Korean peninsula and issued an appeal for hostages held by militants in Nigeria.
There’s more than a few similarities between the only two men to have resigned the papacy by choice.
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The full text of Pope Benedict’s Easter morning address the world’s Catholics, as delivered in Rome this morning.
The Urbi et Orbi message focuses on developments in Africa and the Middle East, as Benedict urges Europe to accept refugees.
The full text of Pope Benedict’s address to the world’s Catholics, praying for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East.