Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, Pope says in Christmas message

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and international relationships, saying that only dialogue can resolve conflicts ranging from family feuds to threats of war.

"Our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried; there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things together," he said from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on a wet and windy Christmas Day in Rome. Francis, who turned 85 last week, listed conflicts, tensions or crises in Syria, Yemen, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Sudan, South Sudan and elsewhere.

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