US EditionPope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
Pope Leo XIV urged an end to indifference toward suffering in Gaza and called for dialogue and care for migrants and the poor during his first Christmas Mass.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas Day homily recalling Gaza's tents exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold as 6,000 attended Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica and 5,000 outside.
- Recalling the Nativity, Leo likened God's word to 'a fragile tent' and said Jesus took on human fragility, linking the birth story to solidarity with those who lost everything.
- The pontiff named defenseless populations and young people forced to take up arms, saying peace can emerge only through dialogue and praying for the tormented people of Ukraine amid global conflicts.
- Delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing, Leo summarized this year's woes and called for compassion toward refugees and migrants seeking futures in Europe and America.
- After his May election, Leo celebrated his first Christmas with 6,000 inside St. Peter's Basilica and 5,000 outside despite rain, as the Holy Year closes on Jan. 6.
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Pope Leo XIV this Thursday recalled the suffering of the inhabitants of Gaza, especially the...
Pope Leo highlights suffering of Palestinians in pointed Christmas Day sermon
Pope Leo has delivered an unexpectedly pointed message by drawing parallels between the biblical nativity and the plight of Palestinians sheltering in tents across Gaza in his inaugural Christmas sermon
Pope Leo XIV also spoke of the distress in Gaza in his annual Christmas blessing.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of the people of Gaza and calling for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine. On Christmas Day, the first U.S.-born pope offered the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, surveying a world filled with conflict from Yemen to Myanmar and calling for compassion for those who have fled their hom…
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