"Leo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the world's cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis, has a quieter, more diplomatic style than his predecessor and usually refrains from making political references in his sermons. But the new pope has also lamented the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza several times recently and told journalists last month that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine must include a Palestinian state."
"Fragile is the flesh of defenceless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds, said the pope. Fragile are the minds and lives of young people forced to take up arms, who on the front lines feel the senselessness of what is asked of them and the falsehoods that fill the pompous speeches of those who send them to their deaths, he"
Pope Leo marked his first Christmas sermon as pontiff by vividly describing vulnerability and suffering caused by global wars. He contrasted Jesus born in a stable with displaced people, asking listeners to imagine tents in Gaza exposed to rain, wind and cold. He described a quieter, more diplomatic papacy yet repeatedly lamented Palestinian conditions and stated that a durable solution must include a Palestinian state. He referenced an October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, persistent aid shortages, near-total displacement in Gaza, and the wider harms of homelessness, rubble and young people forced into violence.
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