In Christmas homily, Pope condemns 'open wounds' of Gaza war
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Vatican City:Pope Leo XIV condemned the senselessness of war and the open wounds it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on...
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV condemned the "senselessness" of war and the "open wounds" it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on Thursday after a year marked by conflict but also hopes for peace in Gaza and Ukraine.
In Bethlehem, the Christian community celebrated its first festive Christmas in more than two years as the occupied West Bank city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza.
Pope Leo, who was elected in May after the death of his predecessor Pope Francis, spoke of Gaza during a mass in St Peter's basilica, saying: "How... can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold".
"Fragile is the flesh of defenceless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds," the pope said at the mass in St Peter's Basilica.
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