The Pope today appealed for peace as he kicked off celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Strip.'Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world,' the Pope said to some 6,500 faithful who attended the traditional service. Francis's address never mentioned or Gaza by name, but he made numerous references to violence and war, arguing that justice would not come 'from a show of force'.
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