Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas Celebrations with Call for Peace
Source:Holiday Party /
Time:2026-09-02
Pope Francis kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a somber call for peace, as the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over the holiday . "Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war," the pope said . The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem also emphasized that "violence generates only violence"
