Francis devoted his Christmas Day blessing to a call for peace in the world, noting that the biblical story of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem sent a message of peace. But he said that Bethlehem "is a place of sorrow and silence" this year. "My heart grieves for the victims of the ...
Pope Francis delivers Christmas blessing Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas Day blessing and address to the world this morning from his balcony at St. Peter's Basilica, after striking a somber tone at last night's Christmas Eve Mass. He urged Christians to reflect on global conflicts. ...
POPE Francis urged the world in his Christmas message yesterday to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense suffering in many countries. Security was tight at the Vatican as Francis, marking the third Christmas since his election in 2013, read his traditi...
A biographer tells us that on Christmas night in the year 1223, Francis was so moved by the humility of the incarnation that he asked a friend to represent it in flesh and blood.'I want to really see and feel the hardship that the infant Jesus endured for me,' he said.Francis had ...
Pope’s Christmas message urges ‘all people of all nations’ to overcome divisions Francis singled out Christian communities in Israel and the Palestinian territories. By Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Associated PressDecember 25, 2024 at 1:32pm GMT Pilgrims pass through Vatican Holy Door as...
The pope has underlined the Jubilee Year as an opportunity to cancel debt. The once-every-quarter-century event formally begins on Christmas Eve, when Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. It is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome....
Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing t…
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Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Holy Land to Ukraine, Africa to Asia. No description available Pope Francis kick...
Nightly calls from pontiff comfort Palestinians sheltering in churches for a second Christmas August 3 2024 Europe Express Picking the next popePremiumcontent Vatican-watchers are debating who might succeed Francis at the head of a Catholic Church rife with internal tensions ...