Pope laments ‘famine of peace’ in Christmas message

The 86-year-old Pontiff also warned the 10-month-old conflict was aggravating food shortages around the world, urging an end to the use of “food as a weapon.”

The head of the Catholic Church addressed thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, some of them holding Ukrainian flags, before delivering the “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) blessing. Read more…