{"id":109545,"date":"2023-12-25T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/our-hearts-are-in-bethlehem-pope-francis-says-on-christmas-eve"},"modified":"2023-12-25T20:13:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T20:13:32","slug":"our-hearts-are-in-bethlehem-pope-francis-says-on-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/our-hearts-are-in-bethlehem-pope-francis-says-on-christmas-eve","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Our hearts are in Bethlehem,&#8217; Pope Francis says on Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Pope Francis appealed for peace on Sunday while leading Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in the Vatican as the Israel-Hamas war raged on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war,\u201d he told about 6,500 faithful, referring to Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>In his message, the leader of the Catholic Church also urged people not to be obsessed with worldly success and the &#8220;idolatry of consumerism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Christmas Day, the pontiff will lead the traditional &#8220;Urbi and Orbi&#8221; prayer (Latin for \u201cTo the City and To the World\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, killing at least 20,424 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 54,036 others, according to health authorities in the enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with half of the coastal territory&#8217;s housing damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million people displaced within the densely-populated enclave amid shortages of food and clean water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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