CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing “great sadness” that “apparently Russia rejected a request” for one. “I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace — at least on the feast of the birth of our Saviour,” Leo told reporters at his residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome. READ: Pope Leo consults cardinals on governing church in January meet Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire saying it would only give a military […]... Keep on reading: Pope Leo XIV calls for global truce on Christmas Day