Pope Francis calls for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan!
Pope Francis calls for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan!
In a moving Christmas address, Pope Francis called on the world to silence weapons and create peace. In particular, the devastating humanitarian location in the Gaza Strip is the focus of his urgent message.
"The situation in Gaza is extremely serious," said the 88-year-old Pope during his "Urbi et orbi" address on Wednesday in the Vatican. He appealed to the international community to leave the hostages released and end the bloody conflict. "May there be a ceasefire so that the people who suffer from hunger and war can receive help," he said in an urgent voice.
A call to hope
The numbers are terrifying: since October 7, 2023, the day on which Hamas started an offensive against Israel, at least 45,361 Palestinians were killed and injured over 107,803. The Israeli military actions drove almost the entire population of Gaza and laid large parts of the coastal area in rubble. In the middle of this chaos, the Pope calls to silence the voices of the weapons and to nourish the hope of peace.
"I am thinking of the Christian communities in Israel and Palestine, especially in Gaza," said Francis. "May the peace return to these broken areas." He encouraged people to become "pilgrims of hope" and to overcome the divisions that are plagued by the world.
Friedensappell for Ukraine and Sudan
The Ukrainian authorities had criticized the Pope in the past when he suggested that Ukraine should raise the courage to "White Flag" to end the war with Russia. But President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is increasingly open to negotiations, especially after Donald Trump's re-election as US President.
in Sudan, where a Brutal civil war has been raging for 20 months, which is driving millions into hunger, the Pope also called for an end to violence. "May the son of the highest support the efforts of the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the civilian population and to initiate new negotiations for an armistice," he said. The situation in Sudan is alarming, with ethnically motivated murders and rape that are documented by the UN and human rights groups.
The Pope has set a strong sign with his Christmas address and emphasized the urgent need to change the world. The words of the Pontifex Hallen and ask us all to stand up for peace and humanity.
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