Vatican City, Holy See — Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday called for “vaccines for all, especially the most vulnerable and most in need in all regions of the planet” for the coronavirus, which he said had exacerbated existing global crises.
The pontiff also touched on the plight of children caught up by war, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq in his Christmas message.
Vaccines were “glimmers of hope in this period of darkness and uncertainty,” Pope Francis said in the annual “Urbi et Orbi” speech “to the city and the world”.
“I call on everyone, on leaders of states, on businesses, on international organizations, to promote cooperation and not co…
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