Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire, release of all Israeli hostages in address on Easter Sunday

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire, release of all Israeli hostages in address on Easter Sunday

Pope Francis renewed his calls for the release of all Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza on Easter Sunday.

Pope Francis also called for “a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine” during his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) address.

After Sunday’s Easter service he took to his open-topped popemobile to tour St. Peter’s Square.

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