Pope Benedict XV
Also known as: Pope Benedict XV · Giacomo Giambattista della Chiesa
Pope Benedict XV was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922.
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Pope Benedict XV: Christmas in No Man’s Land, 1914
Benedict's first encyclical extended a heartfelt plea for an end to hostilities. His early call for a general Christmas truce in 1914 was ignored, although informal truces were organized.