/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_59edd422c0c84a879bd37670ae4f538a/internal_photos/bs/2021/H/w/YbA657S3aYVfC0P9wboQ/g1-favicon.png){kind=small}
/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_da025474c0c44edd99332dddb09cabe8/internal_photos/bs/2023/1/X/nkkB7tSdirnIUbGhakCQ/favicon-o-globo.png){kind=small}
/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_63b422c2caee4269b8b34177e8876b93/internal_photos/bs/2018/e/e/PAMa3oQXOPBUOsGgFyFw/valor-tenant-icon.png){kind=icon}
Overview
- Leão XIV said Russia refused a requested holiday ceasefire and appealed for at least 24 hours of global peace during Christmas.
- Ukrainian officials reported new Russian missile and drone attacks, with casualties including a child and fresh power outages.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned a massive strike on Ukraine’s power grid during the holiday and said Moscow keeps rejecting ceasefire proposals.
- The Vatican said the pope spoke with Gaza’s Holy Family parish priest and voiced hope that a ceasefire agreement there can move forward.
- In broader remarks, the pope called for respect for human life, urged “disarmed and disarming” peace, and criticized arms races and the military use of artificial intelligence.