Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of thousands.

Pope Francis delivers the Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...

Item 1 of 2 Pope Francis reacts, on the day he delivers his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on X, ... Pope Francis delivers his Christmas speech, December 25, 2024. In the speech he called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine War.

Pope Francis called on Italian children to pray for their Ukrainian peers facing a harsh winter amid ongoing war at his general audience on Wednesday. “Think of the Ukrainian children and young ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

On Christmas, Pope Francis calls for Gaza hostage-truce deal, Ukraine peace talks As Hannukah and Christmas coincide, pontiff uses his annual ‘Urbi et Orbi’ address to urge ‘all peoples and ...

Pope Francis urged peace in Ukraine and Gaza in his annual Urbi et Orbi address on Christmas Day, speaking from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 25.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may not attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican. However, Ukraine will be represented at the event, the head of state made this statement while ...

Francis, who has been pope since 2013, was criticised by Ukrainian officials in 2024 when he said the country should have the courage of the “white flag” to negotiate an end to the war with ...