Pope makes Easter plea for Ukraine peace, cites nuclear risk
Vatican CityAP On what is supposed to be Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the “senseless” war in Ukraine and in other armed conflicts raging in the world, and voiced worry about the risk of nuclear warfare. “May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely […]
Pope defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old Pope called for peace in the Holy […]
In Easter message, Pope warns against the spread of conflict
RNS Pope Francis waves at the end of his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. PICTURE: REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Pope Francis used his traditional Easter Sunday message to call the bombing of a refugee convoy near Aleppo a “despicable attack” and urged […]
Pope’s Christmas message urges end to war, terrorism and ‘idolatry of money’
RNS Pope Francis used his traditional Christmas message to call for an end to war and terrorism, and to remember migrants, refugees and those who suffer as a result of “the economic ambitions of the few.” The pontiff delivered his ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (To the City and to the World) blessing before an estimated 40,000 […]