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MYSTERIOUS: Pope kicks off christmas celebrations in shadow of war | Mind Blowing Facts

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'We all celebrate Christmas together,' said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Sunday (Credit: AFP)

Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.

Having said earlier in the day that he was thinking of people "who are suffering from war -- we are thinking of Palestine, of Israel, of Ukraine", the pope struck a sombre tone during his Christmas Eve mass.

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