Pope Francis urges the entire world's population to let "the weapons fall silent and overcome the divisions" that plague the world – as in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan.
From the speech – the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) – it also emerges that the Pope condemns the "extremely serious" humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The message was delivered by the 88-year-old Pope on Wednesday to thousands of people gathered in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.
May there be a ceasefire, may hostages be released and aid be given to people who are exhausted by hunger and war, he says.
