WelCom December 2024/January 2025
Pope Francis called for an investigation into accusations of genocide in Gaza, in a new book published in November. ‘According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,’ the Pope said in Hope Never Disappoints, a book for the 2025 Jubilee. ‘It should be carefully investigated to determine whether it fits the technical definition formulated by jurists and international bodies.’ In a response posted on social media, the Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See said his country had suffered ‘a genocidal massacre’ on 7 October 2023.