Pope Francis Urbi et Orbi: May the Newborn Lord bring relief to the beloved land of Ukraine, yearning to regain a lasting peace

 Pope Francis’ revealed his “wish for a happy Christmas” as a “wish for fraternity” during his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message. The head of the Catholic spoke about Ukraine.

"May the Newborn Lord bring relief to the beloved land of Ukraine, yearning to regain a lasting peace that is slow to come. Only with a peace respectful of the rights of every nation can the country recover from the sufferings it has endured and restore dignified living conditions for its citizens. I am close to the Christian communities of the region, and I pray that they may develop relationships of fraternity and friendship", - Pope Francis said in his Urbi et Orbi address on Christmas Day.