Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message ...

Pope Francis (In Spanish/English translation): Please, warring countries, all of them, stop. Stop the war. You must find a way of negotiating for peace. Strive for peace. A negotiated peace is ...

“Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” —Pope Francis 2. “God rest ye ... John 3:16 Celebrate the ...

Pope Francis in his Christmas message called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

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.

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation ... signaled a willingness to enter into negotiations to end the war. While Francis has not laid out a detailed position on what a peace deal would look like ...

He also called for "gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace". Francis, who has been pope since 2013, was criticised by Ukrainian officials this year when ...