The Pope spoke of the 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli army gunfire and the 7 Jews killed by a Palestinian outside the synagogue.
Following the Angelus, the Pope reflected on the parts of the world that are currently in dire situations.
The Pope said that both synodality and Christian unity are two goals that the Church seeks and that are interconnected.
"This is the price of war. Let us pray for the mothers," the Pope said.
The Pope also prayed for the Pope emeritus at the Angelus in St. Peter's Square.
In his Angelus prayer on the feast day of the first martyr, the Pope emphasized the true meaning of Christmas.
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, the Pope expressed during the Angelus his concern for Eastern Europe, specifically for the situation suffered by the humanitarian corridor in Lachin, in the South Caucasus.
The Pope also praised the beatification of a Brazilian woman who wanted to become a doctor for the poor before she was killed.
The Pope said it is important to reflect on the grace of baptism during difficult moments.
The Pope gave advice on how to deepen one's faith during Advent.
During the Angelus, the Pope also prayed for the millions affected by severe flooding in Africa.
Those were the years of the Cold War and precisely in October 1962, the tension between Russia and the United States soared because of the Cuban missile crisis.
Before concluding the Mass in Matera, Pope Francis prayed his Sunday Angelus. The Pope also joined in prayer for the eight people kidnapped in Cameroon.
The Pope characterized his trip to Kazakhstan to participate in the Congress of Leaders of World Religions as a “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace.”
El Papa define su viaje a Kazajistán para participar en el Congreso de Líderes de las Religiones del Mundo como una "peregrinación de diálogo y de paz"
After the Angelus, the Pope asked for prayers for Nicaragua, where nine priests are currently detained.
Although Pope Francis usually only prays the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on Sundays, he also did so for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. He took this opportunity to explain the meaning of Mary's Magnificat to pilgrims.
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis turned his attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where more than 750,000 have been internally displaced due to severe drought.
Pope Francis praised the departure of the first ships loaded with grain from Ukrainian ports since the start of the war.
Her name was Sister Luisa Dell'Orto, and she belonged to the Little Sisters of the Gospel.
The Pope reflected on the Gospel story of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish on Corpus Christi Sunday at the Angelus.
The Pope publicly apologized to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for indefinitely postponing his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan
“War is the denial of God's dream,” he said during the praying of the Regina Coeli in St. Peter's Square.
El pontífice pide un corredor humanitario los civiles atrapados en la acería de Mariúpol.
