Pope Laments “Icy Winds Of War” In Xmas Speech

ABC News reports:

Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, a 10-month-old conflict he decried as “senseless.”

At noon local time, Francis delivered the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (Latin for “‘to the city and to the world”) speech from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and residents of Rome crowded into St. Peter’s Square to listen to the pontiff and to receive his blessing.

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Tens of thousands crowded into St. Peter’s Square to listen to the Pope’s traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (Latin for “‘to the city and to the world”) speech. https://t.co/MP8KGxLx8v

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