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Pope Francis: ‘Growing climate of antisemitism around the world is worrisome’
Pope Francis sips water with a straw on the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter's square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis says a “growing climate of antisemitism around the world is worrisome,” while also condemning the Gaza situation and reiterating his call for a ceasefire.
“I think of the people of Gaza, and its Christian community in particular, where the terrible conflict continues to cause death and destruction and to create a dramatic and deplorable humanitarian situation,” reads the pope’s traditional Easter address, delivered by a collaborator as Francis sits in his wheelchair at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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