Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Dec 23, 2025 (AFP) - Pope Leo XIV calls for global truce on Christmas Day

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2025-12-23

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing "great sadness" that "apparently Russia rejected a request" for one. "I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace -- at least on the feast of the birth of our Saviour," Leo told reporters at his residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire saying it wo......

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