Pope Francis has used his Christmas Day address to urge the Catholic faithful to embrace the 'light of Christ' to help end conflict and injustice around the world, and highlighted the plight of refugees and migrants.
Rome Pope Francis has urged the Catholic faithful to embrace the"light of Christ" to help end conflict and injustice around the world, during his Christmas Day address.
Speaking from the Vatican balcony under a clear blue sky on Wednesday, the Holy Father prayed for people struck by war, political instability, natural disasters and disease among other hardships in his annual"Urbi et Orbi" message. The 83-year-old pope listed several places -- including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Venezuela and Ukraine -- while calling for peace.
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