​Pope calls for an agreement on a cease-fire on all fronts before Christmas

​Pope calls for an agreement on a cease-fire on all fronts before Christmas

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The pope called on the international community to reach a ceasefire on all fronts by Christmas. The pontiff prayed for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East and other conflict regions.

Pope Francis has called on the international community to cease fire on all fronts by Christmas. This is reported by Vatican news, reports UNN.

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"We continue to pray for peace in suffering Ukraine, in the Middle East – in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, and now in Syria – in Myanmar, in South Sudan, and wherever people suffer from war and violence. I appeal to the rulers and the international community to come to the Feast of Christmas with a cease - fire on all fronts of the war," the pope said.

He also prayed for those sentenced to death in the United States, so that their punishment would be changed.

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US President-elect Donald Trump said that Ukraine "probably" should not expect the current volume of Military Assistance from the United States under the new administration.