Pope Francis has issued a new and sincere appeal for the cessation of global conflicts, drawing inspiration from the Italian Constitution and, in particular, Article 11, which condemns war. He urges the silencing of armaments and the prioritization of dialogue, law, and negotiation as methods of dispute resolution. At the conclusion of the Angelus on this first Sunday in November, the Pope, appearing from the window of the Apostolic Palace, greeted the various groups of faithful gathered in a sunny St. Peter’s Square and addressed the Emergency Roma Sud group in particular, who were there to highlight Article 11 of the Italian Constitution. "Remember this article! Keep it up!" the Pope urged, departing from his written text. "May this principle be realized throughout the world". As he does each Sunday and Wednesday, Pope Francis listed the territories ravaged by conflict—a sorrowful routine, like the violence inflicted daily in these areas in the form of raids, missiles, shootings, attacks, and bombings on homes and civilian structures. Or as in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, over the weekend, where around fifty children lost their lives, and a UNICEF vehicle distributing polio vaccines was attacked, according to the organization’s reports.
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