The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych hints at Pope Francis' visit to Ukraine in 2025. The Pope's peace efforts ...

Pope Francis urged peace in Ukraine and Gaza, in his annual Urbi et Orbi address on Christmas Day, speaking from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on December 25. Yara Nardi ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et ... "May the sound of weapons be silenced in Ukraine," Francis said from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to thousands of people in the ...

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of ...

Pope Francis renewed his calls for peace on Sunday during the Angelus prayer. Speaking to the thousands of faithful gathered ...

Pope Francis called for bold negotiations to end the Ukraine war, urging a just and lasting peace. He condemned the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, calling for a ceasefire and the release of hostages.

Pope Francis. Stock photo: Getty Images In his traditional Christmas message on 25 December, Pope Francis mentioned the war in Ukraine, calling for an end to it and for negotiations for a just peace.

Could it possibly have been coincidence? The very day Congress certified Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president, the Vatican announced the transfer of San Diego’s Cardinal Robert McElroy ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation ...