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(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, DEC 25 - The numerous conflicts, international crises, wars that dot the planet, which can be solved only by having "the strength to open up to dialogue". But also the urgent worsening of the pandemic, so it is necessary to find the "most suitable" answers as soon as possible, not least vaccinations for the "most needy populations". As well as the perverse effects linked to Covid, including the rampant violence on women. Or even the unstoppable drama of immigrants and refugees, towards whom we cannot "turn the other way". There is all this, and more, in Pope Francis' Christmas message, delivered today under a light rain from the central Loggia of St. Peter - no longer from inside the Basilica asit was in the time of the lockdown - before the traditional Blessing 'Urbi et Orbi', with national anthems and pickets of honor, and the formula of the plenary indulgence introduced by the cardinal protodeacon Renato Raffaele Martino. "God-with-us - the Pontiff invokes -, grant health to the sick and inspire all people of goodwill to find the most suitable solutions to overcome the crisis and its consequences. Make hearts generous, to provide the necessary care, especially vaccines, to the most needy populations. Reward all those who show attention and dedication in taking care of family members, the sick and the weakest ". "Comfort the victims of the violence against women that is rampant in this time of pandemic", Francis continues, while it is precisely thelong wave of Covid to exacerbate international tensions. "There is the risk of not wanting to dialogue - warns the Pope -, the risk that the complex crisis will lead us to choose shortcuts rather than the longer paths of dialogue". Instead, "these alone, in reality, lead to the resolution of conflicts and shared and lasting benefits". Hence - and it is the most substantial part of the Message - the need to think "of the Syrian people, who have been living for over a decade a war that has resulted in many victims and an incalculable number of refugees". In Iraq, "he still struggles to get up after a long conflict". To the cry of the children of Yemen, "where a huge tragedy, forgotten by all, has been taking place for years in silence, causing death every day". Bergoglio does not forget "the continuing tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, which drag on without solution, with ever greater social and political consequences ", the Holy Land, Lebanon. Think of the Afghan people," who for over forty years have been severely tested by conflicts that have led many to leave the country ". Remember Myanmar, Ukraine, conflicts in Africa, such as those in Ethiopia, the Sahel, Sudan and South Sudan. Calls for solidarity, reconciliation, recognition of rights in the Americas. Papasi's plea finally turns to" return home "of the many prisoners of war, civil and military, and of the" incarcerated for political reasons ". part,not to deny the humanity that unites us, to make their stories our own and not to forget their tragedies ". to the "political authorities to find effective agreements so that the next generations can live in an environment that respects life". (ANSA).
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