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Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas With A Sombre Mass Under Shadow Of War
At Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think "of the wars, of the machine-gunned children, of the bombs on schools or hospitals."
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Why Christmas In Japan Is Celebrated Like A Second Valentine's Day For Couples
A country of 124 million, Japan's most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than one percent of its population being Christian.
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Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
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President Zelensky Discusses Ukraine's Peace Formula With Pope Francis In High-Level Call
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's peace formula will next be discussed in Davos, Switzerland, but has not given a date.
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"Clash Of Arms...": Pope Kicks Off Christmas Celebrations In Shadow Of Wars
Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.
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"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Christmas Of "Pain" For Israelis, Palestinians: Pope Francis As War Rages
Israelis and Palestinians face "pain and mourning" over the Christmas period as the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, calling for prayers and "tangible aid" for the devastated enclave.
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Pope Francis Likely To Focus On Ukraine In Christmas Day Speech
Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day message, where he is expected to offer prayers for war-torn Ukraine.
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Greed Makes Some "Consume Their Neighbours": Pope On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis on Saturday led the world's Catholics into Christmas, saying in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts that the level of greed and hunger for power was such that some wanted to "consume even their neighbours".
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This Christmas "Think Of Children In Ukraine Who Suffer": Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday called on people to remember Ukrainian children suffering in the cold this Christmas.
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Spend Less On Christmas, Send Difference To Ukrainians, Urges Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help them get through the hunger and cold of winter.
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Look Beyond Lights, Remember The Poor: Pope Francis On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas, said on Friday that people who are indifferent to the poor offend God, urging all to "look beyond all the lights and decorations" and remember the neediest.
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Christmas Celebrated Across The World Under Pandemic's Shadow
Hundreds of millions across the world celebrated pared-down Christmas festivities on Friday due to coronavirus restrictions, as Pope Francis called for vaccines for everyone, describing them as "glimmers of hope in this period of darkness and uncertainty".
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Pope Francis Urges Covid "Vaccines For All" In Christmas Message
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday called for "vaccines for all, especially the most vulnerable and most in need in all regions of the planet" for the coronavirus, which he said had exacerbated existing global crises.
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Pope Francis To Celebrate Christmas Without Congregation: Report
Pope Francis will have to forego meeting Catholics at the annual Advent and Christmas masses in the Vatican owing to the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, the specialist Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported on Monday.
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Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas With A Sombre Mass Under Shadow Of War
At Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think "of the wars, of the machine-gunned children, of the bombs on schools or hospitals."
-
Why Christmas In Japan Is Celebrated Like A Second Valentine's Day For Couples
A country of 124 million, Japan's most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than one percent of its population being Christian.
-
Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
-
President Zelensky Discusses Ukraine's Peace Formula With Pope Francis In High-Level Call
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's peace formula will next be discussed in Davos, Switzerland, but has not given a date.
-
"Clash Of Arms...": Pope Kicks Off Christmas Celebrations In Shadow Of Wars
Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.
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"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Christmas Of "Pain" For Israelis, Palestinians: Pope Francis As War Rages
Israelis and Palestinians face "pain and mourning" over the Christmas period as the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, calling for prayers and "tangible aid" for the devastated enclave.
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Pope Francis Likely To Focus On Ukraine In Christmas Day Speech
Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day message, where he is expected to offer prayers for war-torn Ukraine.
-
Greed Makes Some "Consume Their Neighbours": Pope On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis on Saturday led the world's Catholics into Christmas, saying in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts that the level of greed and hunger for power was such that some wanted to "consume even their neighbours".
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This Christmas "Think Of Children In Ukraine Who Suffer": Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday called on people to remember Ukrainian children suffering in the cold this Christmas.
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Spend Less On Christmas, Send Difference To Ukrainians, Urges Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help them get through the hunger and cold of winter.
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Look Beyond Lights, Remember The Poor: Pope Francis On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas, said on Friday that people who are indifferent to the poor offend God, urging all to "look beyond all the lights and decorations" and remember the neediest.
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Christmas Celebrated Across The World Under Pandemic's Shadow
Hundreds of millions across the world celebrated pared-down Christmas festivities on Friday due to coronavirus restrictions, as Pope Francis called for vaccines for everyone, describing them as "glimmers of hope in this period of darkness and uncertainty".
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Pope Francis Urges Covid "Vaccines For All" In Christmas Message
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday called for "vaccines for all, especially the most vulnerable and most in need in all regions of the planet" for the coronavirus, which he said had exacerbated existing global crises.
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Pope Francis To Celebrate Christmas Without Congregation: Report
Pope Francis will have to forego meeting Catholics at the annual Advent and Christmas masses in the Vatican owing to the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, the specialist Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported on Monday.
