My people, hear wetin dey happen as Christmas dey enter wey Pope Leo XIV don talk about peace! This Christmas no be only family we go gather, but na time to reason how we fit waka as one, despite all di wahala wey dey happen for different corners of di world.

For di Vatican yesterday, the Pope express im mind say e wan make everybody calm down and use di festive time to reflect on wetin matter. E talk say as dem dey celebrate Christ’s birth, make we remember say peace na wetin we really need now.

Wetin pinch di Pope pass na di bombings wey Russia dey drop for Ukraine, as dem no gree accept di request for Christmas truce. E talk sey, “E dey pain me well-well to see sey di conflict no go allow anybody rest for dis time wey we suppose dey jolly.” Di Pope dey pray say, make dem fit give us just one day, one full 24 hours of peace for di whole world.”

No be only abount Ukraine o, e also talk about di ongoing wahala for Middle East. After di recent visit of Cardinal Pizzaballa for Gaza, wey show say people dey celebrate Christmas despite di serious condition wey dem dey face, di Pope still believe sey ceasefire go fit happen. “Make we hope sey dis peace agreement go carry come soon,” na wetin e talk.

Di Pope also don vex about di new law wey dem pass for Illinois, wey allow assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, say e no go too well for di value wey we suppose place on life. E don talk to di Governor JB Pritzker before, and e dey feel disappointed sey dem go sign di bill. “Life no be joke, we need to respect am from di start to di end,” na him dey gist.

“This Christmas, make everybody take time think about wetin life mean. God don show us wetin e mean to live like human, make we fit learn from dat,” di Pope emphasize. E dey call on all people to find compassion, reflect on life, and make peace be di main gist for dis festive period.

As e dey happen, make we shine our eye, because Christmas no be only laughter, but also time to deeper thinking and community. Whether na for Nigeria, di US or anywhere wey wahala dey, we fit make dis Christmas special if we fit try for peace.