Pope Francis urges that Corona vaccine be available to all

Pope Francis called on world leaders to ensure that the coronavirus vaccine reaches everyone without exception.

In his Christmas Day sermon, which was broadcast online for the first time, the Pope warned that some people might not be able to get the vaccine.

The outbreak of the epidemic caused the Pope not to deliver the Christmas sermon in front of crowds of Christians as he used to do.

Instead, the Pope delivered his sermon from behind a small podium in one of the Vatican rooms and it was broadcast over the Internet.

This comes at a time when fears are growing that rich countries will buy more than they need from the vaccine, and poor countries will therefore not find a part of it.

The pope said he hoped that Christ would inspire “in world leaders a spirit of cooperation, beginning in the field of public health, so that everyone can ensure that everyone has a fair share of vaccination and treatment.”

“Faced with this challenge that knows no borders, we cannot build walls to protect ourselves. Rather, we all sail in the same boat,” he added.

And the Pope considered that the world needs full solidarity for the first time in history.

“At this decisive historical moment, and in conjunction with the environmental crisis and the growing economic and social imbalance due to the virus, it becomes important for us to recognize the rights of others as brothers and sisters with equal rights,” he said.

The pope called for providing help to those infected with the virus, especially women who are subjected to increasing domestic violence due to the lockdown measures.

The Pope also called for a peaceful solution to be reached in the world’s conflict sites in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Nagorno Karabakh, South Sudan, Nigeria and Cameroon.

The Pope is scheduled to visit Iraq for the first time next March.

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