VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday known as on folks to spend much less on Christmas presents and celebrations, and donate the cash saved to these in war-ravaged Ukraine.
“It’s good to rejoice Christmas. However let’s decrease the extent of Christmas spending a bit,” Francis mentioned in his weekly basic viewers on the Vatican.
“Let’s have a extra humble Christmas, with extra humble items. Let’s ship what we save to the Ukrainian folks, who want it,” he mentioned.
Practically 10 months into the struggle, hardship from the preventing has compounded as winter units in and Russia kilos Ukraine’s vitality infrastructure.
Missile strikes have been crippling — ensuing within the periodic lack of electrical energy, heating, water and telephone service throughout swathes of Ukraine.
The Ukrainians “are struggling a lot. They’re hungry, chilly. So many individuals are dying as a result of there are not any docs or nurses,” the pope mentioned.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Western allies pledged a further one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter help to assist the nation face up to Russia’s onslaught.
“It’s good to rejoice Christmas. However let’s decrease the extent of Christmas spending a bit,” Francis mentioned in his weekly basic viewers on the Vatican.
“Let’s have a extra humble Christmas, with extra humble items. Let’s ship what we save to the Ukrainian folks, who want it,” he mentioned.
Practically 10 months into the struggle, hardship from the preventing has compounded as winter units in and Russia kilos Ukraine’s vitality infrastructure.
Missile strikes have been crippling — ensuing within the periodic lack of electrical energy, heating, water and telephone service throughout swathes of Ukraine.
The Ukrainians “are struggling a lot. They’re hungry, chilly. So many individuals are dying as a result of there are not any docs or nurses,” the pope mentioned.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Western allies pledged a further one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter help to assist the nation face up to Russia’s onslaught.
