The experience of the family, he said, teaches us: 'being brothers and sisters, we are different from each other, and we do not always agree, but there is an indissoluble bond that unites us, and the love of parents helps us love each other'.

'The same goes for the human family, but here God is the ' father', the foundation and strength of our fraternity', said Francis, who called for 'this Christmas to rediscover the bonds of fraternity that unite us as human beings and they bind all peoples'.

In this regard, he advocated in favor of Israelis and Palestinians resuming dialogue and embarking on a path of peace, Syria again finds fraternity after long years of war and Yemen 'can finally alleviate so many children and populations, exhausted by war and hunger'.

I also think, he said, 'in Africa, where millions of people are refugees or displaced and in need of humanitarian assistance and food security, while he wished Christmas to strengthen the fraternal ties that unite the Korean peninsula and allow the path of rapprochement to continue on going.

Referring to Venezuela, he asked this South American nation to find 'harmony again and that all members of society work fraternally for the development of the country, helping the weakest sectors of the population.'

In the same sense, he manifested with respect to Nicaragua that its inhabitants can rediscover themselves as brothers and sisters, and 'may divisions and discords do not prevail, but that all strive to favor reconciliation and build together the future of the country.

He also called for lasting peace in Ukraine and also reminded 'our brothers and sisters who celebrate the Nativity of the Lord in difficult, if not hostile, contexts, especially where the Christian community is a minority, often vulnerable or not considered. '