Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Vaccine Access in Christmas Address

POPE FRANCIS has urged world leaders to secure vaccine access to all in his annual Christmas address, delivered online for the first time in history.

Usually, the Pope would make his Christmas address from the balcony of St Peters Basilica in the Vatican to huge crowds, but due to Covid restrictions, his speech was made online for the first time in history.

Francis used his address to urge world leaders to ensure that the Covid vaccine is distributed to people across the globe, particularly to those living in poor countries.

“May the Son of God renew in political and government leaders a spirit of international cooperation, starting with healthcare so that all will be ensured access to vaccines and treatment,” said the Pope to millions of Catholics watching online.

“In the face of a challenge that knows no borders, we cannot erect walls. All of us our in the same boat”.

“At this moment in history, marked by the ecological crisis and grave economic and social imbalances only worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, it is all the more important for us to acknowledge one another as brothers and sisters.”