`` Peace calls for daily commitment , '' Francis says in his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message . Make it in Syria , Israel , the Palestinian territories , South Sudan , he says . The Urbi et Orbi address is customarily political and global , as its name indicates . It was written by Pope John Paul II on December 25, 2000 to mark World Youth Day.
`` Peace calls for daily commitment , '' Francis says in his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message . Make it in Syria , Israel , the Palestinian territories , South Sudan , he says . The Urbi et Orbi address is customarily political and global , as its name indicates . It is Latin and means `` to the city ( of Rome ) and to the world ''