{"id":125257,"date":"2023-12-25T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-francis-gives-his-christmas-message-calling-war-an-inexcusable-folly\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:00:18","slug":"pope-francis-gives-his-christmas-message-calling-war-an-inexcusable-folly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-francis-gives-his-christmas-message-calling-war-an-inexcusable-folly\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis gives his Christmas message, calling war &#8216;an inexcusable folly&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LS_27Q7q0Yc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis gives his Christmas message, calling war 'an inexcusable folly'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LS_27Q7q0Yc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Pope has given a Christmas day message at the Vatican, focusing on the &#8216;inexcusable folly&#8217; of war.<\/p>\n<p>The Pope also used his sermon at Midnight Mass to offer his solidarity with people in the Middle East &#8211; and condemn the &#8216;futile logic of war&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Francis, 87, told 6,500 people inside St Peter&#8217;s Basilica: &#8216;Our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pope has given a Christmas day message at the Vatican, focusing on the &#8216;inexcusable folly&#8217; of war. 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