My people, as Christmas dey shine light for everywhere, Pope Leo XIV no slack o! This man wey just take office, don carry matter wey dey hot for Ukraine and Gaza come talk am for St. Peter’s Square.

About 26,000 people gather look the pope as he dey beseech Russia and Ukraine make dem gree find courage to sit down talk like mature paddy. No be small thing o! E talk about the humanitarian wahala wey dey happen for Gaza. Dis one no sweet at all, as many people dey suffer. Wetin concern us? The pope talk say war no get sense, na wahala and kasala e dey bring for people.

For Ukraine, e dey pray for di people wey dey face hot trouble as dem dey fight the Russian invasion since February 2022. Everybody know wetin dey happen at that side; plenty people don die, homes don scatter, and dem don force many to waka go far. When we go see peace for this matter?

Ukrainian President Zelensky don talk plenty plans to end di wahala, but Putin dey show face like sey e no gree compromise. War dey hard for everybody involved, no be small wahala!

The pope no stop for just Ukraine, e touch Gaza too. How you go look people wey dey stay for tent wey rain dey fall on top dem? Suffering dey everywhere! E mention say UN don report say over 1.3 million people for Gaza dey need shelter. Dem need warm place to sleep, no be only cold environment wey dey scatter people.

Elias al-Jalda, one Christian wey dey Gaza, don talk say dem dey hope say this coming year go come with fresh hope — hope wey go carry joy come dem life again. Na wetin we all dey pray for.

For Bethlehem, dem gather for Christmas mass for Church of the Nativity, dis one na di first proper Christmas celebration for two years as war dey take turn dem heart. Children dey hustle to snap picture with Santa Claus wey dey sell toffee apples. Na true joy in di air! Everybody dey laugh, dey celebrate amidst di serious wahala wey dem face.

Even for Syria, dem no allow dark cloud cover dem joy. Christmas light dey shine bright for Damascus, despite say di people still dey live under fear. Dem go enjoy their Christmas too, dem deserve am!

All these messages wey Papa dey talk, no be just for church matter alone, na serious call for the whole world make we unite and show love for each other, especially for those wey dey suffer. E talk say make we dey show solidarity to di people wey dey need help, make we bring back light for their life.