With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged all people of all nations to find courage during this Holy Year to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions plaguing the ...

Pope Francis appealed for a cease-fire in Gaza, as he called for a global cessation of violence and peace in the Middle East, ...

Pope Francis called for arms to be silenced in war-torn Ukraine and in the Middle East, singling out Christian communities in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

He referred specifically to the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the Israel-Hamas war. He also called for an end to other conflicts, whether political, social or military.

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Russian troops appeared to have made inroads into Ukranian territory on Christmas Eve, as well as striking the city of Kharkiv.

Pope Francis also remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their ...

Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican at noon local time.