Pope Francis

"Builders of walls, be they made of razor wire or bricks," declared Pope Francis, "will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build."

"Open hearts to ensure that necessary medical care—and vaccines in particular—are provided to those peoples who need them most," the pope prayed.

"The pursuit of a genuine process of international disarmament can only prove beneficial for the development of peoples and nations," the pope said in his World Peace Day message.

"There are countries where only three or four percent of the inhabitants have been vaccinated."

"It's really quite unprecedented, isn't it, for so many faith leaders to come together in this way."

"Today we reach a major milestone on the road to a more peaceful and secure world, free from the ultimate menace of nuclear war."

The pope won praise for "pushing the Church into the 21st Century."

"Anyone who thinks that the only lesson to be learned was the need to improve what we were already doing, or to refine existing systems and regulations, is denying reality."

"Climate restoration is of utmost importance, since we are in the midst of a climate emergency."