For Christians in areas of war or conflict – The Pope Video – December 2025

In the last prayer intention for 2025, the Pope asks us to pray “that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”

On the eve of his first apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon, the Holy Father invites us to not “fall into indifference,” and to be “builders of unity,” praying together with him to the “God of peace” for those communities who must not feel abandoned.

The images accompanying this video produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network show examples of unshakeable faith even in the midst of rubble. We see celebrations in Iraqi villages come back to life after the war, the strength of the parish community of Gaza, and the indispensable work of Caritas in Lebanon among the poor and refugees.

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Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

God of peace,

who through the blood of Your Son

has reconciled the world to Yourself,

today we pray for Christians

living amidst wars and violence.

Even surrounded by pain, may they

never cease to feel the gentle kindness of your presence

and the prayers of their brothers and sisters in faith.

For only through You, and strengthened by fraternal bonds,

can they become the seeds of reconciliation,

builders of hope in ways both small and great,

capable of forgiving and moving forward,

of bridging divides,

and of seeking justice with mercy.

Lord Jesus, who called blessed

those who work for peace,

make us Your instruments of peace

even where harmony seems impossible.

Holy Spirit,

source of hope in the darkest times,

sustain the faith of those who suffer and strengthen their hope.

Do not let us fall into indifference,

and make us builders of unity, like Jesus.

Amen.

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By The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network

The Pope Video

In collaboration with Vatican Media