Pope calls for commitment to protect life in New Year message

Pope Francis urged the faithful to reject abortion and protect life from conception to natural death during a New Year’s Day Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. The 88-year-old pontiff emphasized the importance of cherishing life, criticizing abortion as hiring a hitman and calling for world leaders to forgive debts owed by poorer countries. Francis concluded his Christmas schedule, marked by the Vatican’s Holy Year, with a plea for Christian leaders to set an example by forgiving debts.

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