VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh call for peace through negotiation as he deplored the bloody conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and once again limited his public speaking at his weekly audience in St Peter's Square due to lingering health iss...
Pope Francis pleaded for peace worldwide amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, telling CBS News on Wednesday that "a negotiated peace is better than a war without end." "Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace," the pope, speaking throug...
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis meets with Palestinians whose relatives are stranded in Gaza, amid conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Vatican November 22, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Israelis and Palestinians fa...
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. "Let no-one abandon the possibility of stopping the weapons," he said at his weekly blessing in St. Peter's Square. He then added in his own words, "We say 'ceasefire, ceasefire'. Brothers ...
Though he cited neither conflict by name, Francis has deplored a lack of progress in negotiations to end the war in Gaza and has repeatedly pleaded for peace since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. "Luxembourg can show everyone the advantages of peace as opposed...
Mike RivageSeul
Francis, who has recently grown more critical of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, describing it last week as "cruelty", also renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war and for the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas. ...
This year, Francis said his thoughts went particularly to people in Ukraine and Gaza and all those facing war, particularly the children who he said had "forgotten how to smile." "In calling for respect for the principles of international law, I express my hope for a general exchange of al...
“There is no other way to understand this decision than as a deliberate adoption of the Palestinian narrative,” Chikliwrote to Pope Francis.
VATICAN CITY —Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday 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 Middle East to Uk...