""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,'' and "peace and consolation'' for victims of wars, injustice, political instability, religious persecution and terrorism, citing Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo."
""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, Latin for \"To the City and to the World,'' which serves as a summary of the woes facing the world. While the crowd gathered under a steady downpour during the papal Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, the rain had subsided by the time Leo took a brief tour of the square in the popemobile, then spoke to the crowd from the loggia.""
Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to abandon indifference and show solidarity with those who have lost everything, including people in Gaza, the impoverished in Yemen, and migrants crossing the Mediterranean and the Americas. He delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi Christmas address from St. Peter's loggia to about 26,000 people, revived multilingual greetings, and toured the square in the popemobile after rain subsided. He called for humility and responsibility to promote peace, asked for justice, peace and stability in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Israel and Syria, prayed for Ukraine, and sought consolation for victims in Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo.
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