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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
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
Recently recovered from a bout of ill-health, Pope Francis marks the feast of the Immaculate Conception with a ceremony on the Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, where he is greeted by a substantial crowd of well-wishers and worshippers. The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff offers a prayer to the Virgin Mary in front of the statue of the Mother of God near the Spanish Steps, an annual tradition on what is a bank holiday in largely Catholic Italy. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and the French First Lady Brigitte Macron arrive at the giant mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, in front of tens of thousands of people. IMAGES
Pope Francis enters Marseille's Velodrome stadium in his "popemobile", where he will celebrate a giant mass in front of tens of thousands of people, including French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Pope Francis drives up the Avenue du Prado in Marseille in his "popemobile", decorated in the Vatican's yellow and white colours, before heading to the Stade Velodrome to celebrate a mass. IMAGES