'Indeed, we must acknowledge with sorrow that, even as the Prince of Peace is given to us, the icy winds of war continue to buffet humanity,' Pope Francis said.
Francis delivered the traditional "Urbi et Orbi''On a sunny day, with the midday temperature reaching about 15 degrees Celsius , warm for a Roman winter, some 70,000 tourists, pilgrims and residents of the city packed St. Peter’s Square to listen to the pontiff and to receive his blessing.
"If we want it to be Christmas, the birth of Jesus and of peace, let us look to Bethlehem and contemplate the face of the child who is born for us,'' he said. "And in that small and innocent face, let us see the faces of all those children who, everywhere in the world, long for peace."Christmas lights in a train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, were powered using a bicycle amid blackouts, footage posted on December 17, 2022, shows.
]Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he appears at the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica for the traditional Urbi et Orbi Christmas message, in the Vatican City, Vatican, on December 25, 2022. (Photo by IsabellaHobbled by a knee problem, Francis leaned on a walking stick with a pronged support base to inch forward for a better view of the crowd below.
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