Pope Francis marked the ... nations to set an example through debt relief for the world’s poorest countries and renewing his passionate plea for peace in global conflict zones.

In his first Angelus address of 2025, Pope Francis called on Christian nations to set an example through debt relief for the world’s poorest countries and renewed his plea for peace in global ...

The Pope also called for initiatives for peace ... the lonely, the dying," said Francis. The faithful should entrust the new year to the Mother of God and hope for God's consolation.

On Dec. 24, Pope Francis ... debt relief for poorer countries, the Pope was taking seriously the biblical tradition of Jubilee. The idea of Jubilee comes from the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians ...

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of ... would function by rallying public support for its debt-relief advocacy, which seeks to “reform the global financial architecture to prioritize people ...