Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between ... Francis, who has recently grown more critical of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, describing it last week as "cruelty", also renewed his call for a ceasefire in the ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza while appealing for the release of captives and a ceasefire in the war-torn coastal enclave. In his Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and world) address on Wednesday at the Vatican,

As Hannukah and Christmas coincide, pontiff uses his annual 'Urbi et Orbi' address to urge 'all peoples and nations... to silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions'