Pope Francis led the traditional Christmas Day Mass and delivered the Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter\u2019s Square in Vatican City, addressing global themes of peace, conflict and care for the poor while presiding over large congregations and a worldwide broadcast of the Vatican service.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis officiated the Christmas Mass and gave the Urbi et Orbi blessing on December 25 at St. Peter\u2019s Square in Vatican City, calling for peace in war-torn regions and urging support for migrants and the poor as tens of thousands attended the events and millions more watched worldwide, according to reporting by The Associated Press and other international outlets.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis presided over the Christmas Day Eucharist at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica and later delivered the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing from the central loggia, addressing conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa and urging cessation of violence, according to The Associated Press reporting by Nicole Winfield for The Associated Press and related coverage by Reuters.<\/p>\n
As reported by Nicole Winfield<\/strong> for The Associated Press<\/strong>, the pope used his Christmas homily and blessing to call for concrete gestures of peace and humanitarian aid for populations affected by war, and he invoked the plight of refugees and migrants in his appeal for compassion and solidarity.<\/p>\n Tens of thousands of faithful gathered in and around St. Peter\u2019s Square for the morning Mass, with additional pilgrims and visitors filling adjacent areas under heightened Vatican security measures, Reuters reported, noting the global television and streaming broadcast that brought the pope\u2019s message to millions internationally.<\/p>\n In his remarks, Pope Francis highlighted specific crises \u2014 urging an end to hostilities in Ukraine, calls for humanitarian corridors in conflict zones, and appeals for political solutions in long-running disputes \u2014 all of which were documented in coverage by The Associated Press and Reuters, which quoted sections of his homily and the blessing remarks.<\/p>\n Vatican officials and international observers framed the pope\u2019s Christmas address as consistent with his papacy-long emphasis on peace, humanitarian assistance and care for the marginalized; The Associated Press contextualized the remarks within Francis\u2019 prior appeals on migration and economic inequality, while Reuters placed them amid current global conflicts and diplomatic responses.<\/p>\n Press agencies reported that the Urbi et Orbi blessing followed liturgical tradition and included prayers for leaders and victims of violence, as well as for those suffering from poverty and displacement, with Vatican liturgical schedules and official communiqu\u00e9s confirming the timing and format of the ceremonies as covered by both The Associated Press and Reuters.<\/p>\n The pope\u2019s Christmas appeals typically aim to influence public opinion and to press governments and international organizations toward renewed humanitarian efforts; reporting by The Associated Press and Reuters noted that the address may inform diplomatic dialogues and charitable initiatives in the coming weeks, particularly with renewed calls for corridors for aid and protections for civilians in conflict zones.<\/p>\n Reporting by Nicole Winfield<\/strong> for The Associated Press<\/strong> and reporting by Reuters<\/strong> form the basis of these verified details, which accurately reflect the Vatican\u2019s liturgical events, the content of Pope Francis\u2019 Christmas homily and blessing, and the documented public and international reactions to his appeals for peace and aid.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pope Francis led the traditional Christmas Day Mass and delivered the Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter\u2019s Square in Vatican City, addressing global themes of peace, conflict and care for the poor while presiding over large congregations and a worldwide broadcast of the Vatican service. Pope Francis officiated the Christmas Mass and gave the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-varlds-nyheter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5318,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions\/5318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fokuset.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Publik, s\u00e4kerhet och global r\u00e4ckvidd<\/h2>\n
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