In his Christmas Day address, Pope Francis urged health care for all, vaccines for the poor and dialogue to resolve the world's conflicts.
Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and for dialogue to prevail in resolving the world's conflicts.cases in Italy this week, only a few thousand people flocked to a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square for Francis' annual"Urbi et Orbi" Christmas address. Normally, the square would be packed with tens of thousands of holiday well-wishers.
The pope's Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different. Francis lamented ongoing conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, newly flaring tensions in Ukraine and Ethiopia, and an"unprecedented crisis" in Lebanon. Pope Francis delivers his Christmas"Urbi et Orbi" blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 25, 2021.Francis warned of the pandemic tendency to withdraw and isolate, urging instead dialogue to try to resolve the world conflicts. He prayed in particular for those most affected by the virus, including women and children who have suffered increased abuse during lockdowns.
Francis delivered his speech hours after celebrating a Midnight Mass service for some 2,000 people, a fraction of the basilica's capacity. The service actually began at 7:30 p.m., a nod to the 85-year-old pope's endurance and a hold-over fromFor the second day in a row, Italy on Friday set a daily pandemic record with 50,599 new cases. Another 141 people died, bringing Italy's official death toll in the pandemic to 136,386.
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