Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms in Christmas address
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Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his traditional Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza. FRANCE 24's Italy correspondent Seema Gupta has the details.