"Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are impoverished, such as in Yemen, and the many migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea and the American continent for a better future. The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal Urbi et Orbi address,"
"Leo revived the tradition of offering Christmas greetings in multiple languages abandoned by his predecessor, Pope Francis. He received especially warm cheers when he made his greetings in his native English and Spanish, the language of his adopted country of Peru where he served first as a missionary and then as archbishop. Someone in the crowd shouted out Viva il papa! or Long live the pope! before he retreated into the basilica."
"During the traditional address, the pope emphasized that everyone could contribute to peace by acting with humility and responsibility. If he would truly enter into the suffering of others and stand in solidarity with the weak and the oppressed, then the world would change, the pope said. Leo called for justice, peace and stability in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Israel and Syria, prayers for the tormented people of Ukraine,"
An Urbi et Orbi Christmas address urged the faithful to shed indifference toward those who lost everything, the impoverished, and migrants seeking a better future. The address reached about 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square after rain subsided, including a brief popemobile tour of the square. Multilingual Christmas greetings were revived and drew warm cheers for English and Spanish. The address called for humility, responsibility and solidarity to foster peace, and appealed for justice, stability and consolation for conflict-affected areas including Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Israel, Syria, Ukraine, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo.
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