SHAFAQNA- Pope Francis opens global Christmas celebrations with a lament that Jesus’ message of peace is drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the country where he was born.
Israel’s deadliest war against Gaza cast a shadow as the pope presided over Sunday (24 Dec. 2023) evening mass attended by 6,500 people in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Source: Al Jazeera