TheVoiceOfJoyce Only Putin can declare a cease fire and a start to negotiations. All was quiet in theUkraine on Christmas Day. There are blood drives for the wounded in Kherson. Pope Francis gave his Christmas Mass and speech, remembering the people of the Ukraine who are celebrating in the cold with little, if any comforts of home. Let’s hope this holiday season brings peace on Earth! Merry Christmas!

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www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/25/russia-ukraine-war-live-zelenskiy-says-ukrainians-are-creating-their-own-miracle-in-christmas-eve-address

The archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis have used their Christmas addresses to call for an end to the war in Ukraine.

During his sermon, Justin Welby referred to the suffering of millions facing famine amid fighting in South Sudan and the ongoing war in Ukraine, appealing to the leaders of both countries to bring an end to violence and in turn “bring hope to millions”.

He said:

Even if the world forgets injustice, pays no attention to a war, God is present through Jesus in the world … In this child God shows God does not give up on us.

Pope Francis in his Christmas message said the world was suffering from a “famine of peace”.

Delivering the 10th Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message of his pontificate, he urged people to look beyond the “shallow holiday glitter” and help the homeless, immigrants, refugees, and the poor.

“Let us see the faces of all those children who, everywhere in the world, long for peace,” he said from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.

“Let us also see the faces of our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who are experiencing this Christmas in the dark and cold, far from their homes due to the devastation caused by 10 months of war,” he said, to tens of thousands of people in the square below.

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