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Pope wishes Christmas hope and peace for Mideast
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis focused his concern on those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out refugees, hostages and others suffering in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine a… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Text of pope’s Christmas Day message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here is the official Vatican English-language translation of Pope Francis’ “Urbi et Orbi’ Christmas Day message, which he delivered in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas! Jesus, the Son of God, the Savior of the world, is born for...
Text of pope’s Christmas Day message
Today I ask him, the Savior of the world, to look upon our brothers and sisters in Iraq and Syria, who for too long now have suffered the effects of ongoing conflict, and who, together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, are suffering a brutal persecution. May Christmas bring them hope, as indeed also to the many displaced...
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas, wishes peace for Mideast
Pope Francis prayed for hope and peace on Christmas Day Thursday, focusing on refugees, hostages and others suffering in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Pope Condemns IS ‘Persecution’ of Minorities
Pope Francis condemned the “brutal persecution” of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people not to be indifferent to the suffering of so many around the world. Christmas is one of the holiest days for Christians, who on Thursday celebrate the birth of Jesus. Tens of thousands of people turned...
Pope decries indifference to refugees, wishes for peace in Middle East
Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Pope: ‘Truly there are so many tears this Christmas’
Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Russian crackdown on Navalny could backfire amid economic crisis
Moscow (AFP) – Russian authorities’ attempts to jail Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and intimidate his supporters could backfire and trigger new political protests amid the most serious financial crisis of Vladimir Putin’s rule.Thousands pledged to take to the streets after Russian prosecutors this month called for the...
Pope decries ‘brutal persecution’ of religious minorities
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis condemned this year’s “brutal” religious persecution in the Middle East while urging peace in Nigeria, Ukraine and other world troublespots in his annual Christmas “urbi et orbi” message.Calling also for an end to violence against “vast numbers of children”, and...
Pope decries world’s indifference to refugees, wishes Christmas hope and peace for Mideast
Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
