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Pope Francis laments 'futile' war in Holy Land on Christmas Eve

Akio Wang

Pope Francis on December 24, 2023, lamented that Jesus' message of peace was being drowned out by the "futile logic of war" in the very land where he was born, as the pontiff led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas.

Source: Reuters

December 25, 2023
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