This is one of his most anticipated speeches every year.
On the occasion of Christmas, which corresponds to the celebration of the birth of Christ, the son of God, among Christians, Pope Francis has delivered several messages related to current events.
He did so from Rome on the occasion of his traditional blessing "urbi et orbi", "to the city and to the world", according to the translation from Latin.
The "dialogue" in the face of the pandemic
The Pope called this Saturday for “dialogue” in the face of the temptation to “turn in on oneself” when he spoke to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, seat and state of the Catholic Church.
In these times of the Covid-19 pandemic, “our ability to maintain social relationships is strained;
the tendency is growing to turn in on oneself, to go it alone ", including" at the international level ", declared the sovereign pontiff, estimating that" only the paths of dialogue really lead to the resolution of conflicts ".
The “forgotten tragedies” in Yemen and Syria
François also recalled the “immense tragedies” and “forgotten” which are played out in Syria and Yemen, in the grip of conflicts which made “numerous victims and an incalculable number of refugees”.
“We hear the cry of children rising from Yemen where a terrible tragedy, forgotten by everyone, has been unfolding in silence for years, killing people every day.
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A "gangrenous" conflict in Ukraine
The head of the Catholic Church called for "dialogue": "Be the light and support of those who believe and work, even against the tide, in favor of meeting and dialogue", he said. , calling on "not to let the metastases of a gangrenous conflict spread" in Ukraine, where tensions between Kiev and Moscow raise fears of a military escalation.