“Jesus Christ also represents the way of peace. By birth, passion, death and resurrection, he opened the way from a world closed and oppressed by hostility and war, to one open, free to live brotherhood and peace. Let’s follow this path!”, emphasized Pope Francis, speaking a while ago to the gathered faithful, in St. Peter’s Square.
The pontiff, at the same time, in his Christmas message, referred to “Ukraine, and to the Ukrainian brothers who are living this Christmas in the dark, in the cold, or far from their homes” and asked those who have the necessary authority to act “for to silence the guns and end this senseless war immediately”. “Unfortunately, some people prefer to obey other justices, which are related to worldly logics. But the voice of the newborn Jesus, who hears it? asked Francis.
The pope also emphasized that there is a “drought of peace” in many other regions, “in other parts of the planet where the third, this, world war is going on.” He referred to the Holy Land, imploring the Lord to be able to resume dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis, to the ongoing conflicts in the Sahel, to the need for a lasting ceasefire in Yemen, while he asked for reconciliation to be achieved in Myanmar and Iran.
“On this Christmas day, when we like to meet again around the full table, let us keep our eyes fixed on Bethlehem, which means “house of bread” and let us think of all the people who are hungry – especially the children – while every day a huge amount of food is wasted and reimgs are spent to buy weapons”, the pope underlined.
Source: News Beast
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