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Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually
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Pope Leo 1st’s Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the ‘defenceless’
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Pope Leo urges ‘courage’ to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.