"In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring," Pope Francis said in preparation.

The pontiff declared "Enough wars, enough violence!" while presenting a scene by two Palestinian artists near the Vatican on Saturday.

In 2024, Pope Francis presented a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican that featured baby Jesus wrapped in a kaffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf.

"Let us continue to pray for peace, in tormented Ukraine, in the Middle East — Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, and now Syria — in Myanmar, in Sudan, and wherever people suffer from war and violence," Pope Francis said on Dec.

Pope Francis created an online uproar when he was seen unveiling the Vatican's annual nativity scene that featured a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.

Pope Francis on Sunday made a plea directly to political leaders that “a ceasefire may be reached on all war fronts by the Christmas celebrations”. He

During the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Pope Francis called for a global ceasefire during the Christmas holidays, emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue. Pope Francis, addressing the faithful gathered in St.