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Pope Francis appeals for peace and humanitarian help to suffering MidEast Christians as he delivers his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") Christmas message and blessing at the Vatican. Justin Mitchell reports
Pope Francis appeals for peace and humanitarian help to suffering MidEast Christians as he delivers his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") Christmas message and blessing at the Vatican. Justin Mitchell reports
Pope Francis marks Christmas Day with the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Square, urging the world to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
After the Paris attacks, Friday, Italy has tightened security in its major cities. The Vatican and tourist attractions in Rome are of particular concern.
Images show Pope Francis stepping onto the balcony of St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to deliver his annual Christmas Day "Urbi and Orbi" mass. During his speech, he called for an end to "to every war, to the very mindset of war, an aimless voyage, a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly". IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).