教皇「クリスマスは質素に」 ウクライナへの寄付呼び掛け

【バチカン市国ＡＦＰ＝時事】ローマ・カトリック教会のフランシスコ教皇は１４日、今年はクリスマスのプレゼントやパーティーを質素なものにし、節約したお金をロシアに侵攻され荒廃したウクライナの人々に寄付するよう呼び掛けた。（写真はフランシスコ教皇）
　教皇はバチカンで行われた水曜恒例の一般謁見（えっけん）で、「クリスマスを祝うのは良いことだ。ただ、少し節約を」「いつもより質素に過ごし、プレゼントも質素な物にしよう。節約したお金は、必要としているウクライナの人たちに寄付しよう」と述べた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/12/15-12:50）

Pope Francis on Wednesday called on people to spend less on Christmas presents and celebrations, and donate the money saved to those in war-ravaged Ukraine.
It is nice to celebrate Christmas. But let's lower the level of Christmas spending a bit, Francis said in his weekly general audience at the Vatican.
Let's have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts. Let's send what we save to the Ukrainian people, who need it, he said.
Nearly 10 months into the war, hardship from the fighting has compounded as winter sets in and Russia pounds Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Missile strikes have been crippling -- resulting in the periodic loss of electricity, heating, water and phone service across swathes of Ukraine.
The Ukrainians are suffering so much. They are hungry, cold. So many people are dying because there are no doctors or nurses, the pope said.
On Tuesday, Ukraine's Western allies pledged an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid to help the country withstand Russia's onslaught.