Pope Francis has his traditional Christmas blessing on Sunday The city and the world condemned the “useless” war in Ukraine. The Roman Catholic Church leader has also called for food to be stopped as a weapon.
“May the Lord inspire us to concrete gestures of solidarity to assist all those who suffer, and enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war”. of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
According to him, food should no longer be used as a weapon. “Every war causes hunger and food is used as a weapon, preventing its distribution to already suffering populations,” he told the thousands of faithful gathered in the square in front of the church. The pope has asked for agreements “to make food exclusively an instrument of peace”.
As per tradition, tens of thousands of people listened to the message at midday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. As usual, the pope concluded his message with the blessing “Merry Christmas” and the blessing City and World which means ‘for the city and for the world’.
Pope Francis, increasingly dependent on wheelchairs due to chronic knee problems, gave his Christmas blessing standing up.
