peter's basilica pope francis urged to remember the war-weary and the poor, as well as to abandon the of endless consumption 15:30 was no exception. pope francis to address with a message and blessing to the city and the world broadcast. belarus 3 tv channel will show from the vatican. christmas celebrations are taking place today and bethlehem, a city on the west bank of the jordan river, is traditionally considered the place where jesus christ was born because of the pandemic, because for 19 years foreigners could not visit bethlehem christmas however, this year. the nursery square near the church of the nativity of christ gathered several thousand tourists and pilgrims from around the world. a significant place, a 16-meter christmas tree the night before christmas gave out at all, not fabulous for us refugees on the eve of the holiday in front of the residence of the vice president of kamala. harris was dropped off two buses with migrants , local media say about 50 people were standing on the street and shivering from the cold in washington to 10 ° frost, who exactly arranged this

peter's basilica, pope francis urged to remember the war-weary and the poor, as well as to abandon thedless consumption of the pontiff's sermons, as a rule, always touch on social topics. this year was no exception at 15:30. pope of france with address with a message and with the blessing of the cities of the world, the broadcast from the vatican will be shown by the belarus 3 tv channel. another act of vandalism and abuse of history in poltava , dismantling of monuments. did not support, interrupted, of course, continues to rewrite with history on wikipedia, even a list of soviet monuments and other objects destroyed in latvia appeared the table contains information about the names and locations of the destroyed memorials and a description of how exactly the monument was destroyed. the lie of the year american journalist put in first place in the rating of stupidity in 2022 the statement that russia itself exploded nord stream tucker carlson said this on the air of the fox news channel as a handicraft. we're going to start with what could be called the dumbest lie ever told. so vladim

peter's basilica, pope francis urged to remember the war-weary and the poor, as well as to abandon greed and endless consumption of pansifica sermons, as a rule, always touch on social topics. this year was no exception earlier, francisco said that he would like to receive a little peace as a gift for christmas. the night before christmas gave out not at all fabulous for us refugees on the eve of the holiday in front of the residence of the vice president of the chamber. harris was dropped off two buses full of migrants, local media noted about 50 people were standing outside and shivering from the cold. the weather in washington dropped to -10 °c in the states, fortunately later, the disadvantaged were taken to local shelters. 11 detained demonstrators and more than thirty law enforcement officers injured such results of the demonstration in paris, i remind you that the kurds came out a nation of protest against police brutality and demanded an impartial investigation into the murder of three members of their community the day before in one of the shops. on enghien street, an elderly ma

the vatican says pope benedict's body will lie in state from monday in st peter's basilica, and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here's our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world's catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany. he was just six when the nazis swept into power. his parents were hostile to the regime, and though their son entered junior seminary in 1939, he was forced to join the hitler youth just two years later. he and his brother george were ordained on the same day in 1951. george became a parish priest, joseph chose a quite different kind of ministry. first, a doctorate, appointments at prestigious universities, and then the vatican. a cardinal by his early 50s, an ailing popejohn paul ii made him head of the sacred congregation for the doctrine of faith, formally the roman inquisition. there he upheld traditional catholic teaching on abortion, contr

peter's basilica where the faithful joined pope francis to celebrate mass as the pontiff urged the worldoor and people suffering in war-torn nations like ukraine he called out the greedy, rushed to possess and consume, pushing listeners to rediscover the true meaning the christmas. megan fitzgerald, nbc news, london >>> and still to come, songs s fromom the heartrt why thesese nfl playayers spenent theieir summer m making a christmas s album. we w will take y you behindnd the scenes foror a recordiding session n you won'n't want to o miss ♪ to town ♪ >>> big day for the nfl, a packed schedule, tonight, we're showing you a different side of some of the players. it's their music with a mission and the christmas album they made to spread joy to kids in need this holiday. ♪ ♪ >> inside this suburban philadelphia recording studio, these nfl l players spent theieir summmmer on a mimission. >> 98 degrgrees and we're rerecording a a christmas s album. ♪ they're s singing decec the halls s ♪ >>>> they madede a christstmas album.m. ♪ it's s not like christmas s at all ♪ ♪ i remember when you were

peter's basilica at the vatican after pope francis asked the faithful to pray for pope emeritus benedict95-year-old retired pontiff is in very ill health. that's "nightline." you can watch all our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here at the same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america.

peter's basilica at the vatican after pope francis asked the faithful to pray for pope emeritus benedict xvi, sharing word that the 95-year-old retired pontiff is in very ill health. that's "nightline." you can watch all our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here at the same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. dan: storms, windg we are seein movinghe area. s give you a live look outside from some of our cameras in the bay area. live doppler 7 with not much of a dry spot to be seen. dan: let's go to spencer christian for what we should expect this evening. spencer: the rain has pushed on shore. it's wet out there. you can see all the green on the screen there. heavy down spores just offshore. scale indicates this is a level 1 storm. it looks heavier than that right night -- right now. light rain and showers. rainfall totals up to one inch. breezy at times with low visibility. rain has it will intensify and spread to all parts of the bay area. the morning commute

peter's basilica, the christmas liturgy led by pope francis has just begun, so i suggest you listen forew minutes to a particularly solemn mass in honor of the birth of the son of god, let's move for a few minutes to this is a holy place please what exactly is he singing december 25 month 5 many ages have passed since the creation of the world when in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth and made man according to his design and many ages since the time after the flood when the almighty made a shining rainbow a sign of union and peace of the 21st century after the arrival of our father abraham in faith from urukh odesa 13 centuries after the exodus of israel from egypt under the leadership of moses about 1000 years after the anointing and issuing of the king of israel in the 65th week according to the prophecy of daniel and in the era of the 194th olympiad in the year 7502 from the founding of rome, the 42nd year of the reign of caesar octavian augustus, when peace reigned throughout the world, jesus christ, the eternal god and the son of the eternal father, wanting to san

basilica and st. peter to serve pope francis in such a rank.vin-shui catholics in all the same christian hells. alena told about how she prepares to celebrate catholic christmas in belarus natalya bardskaya. catholic christmas eve, like all these pre-holiday days, is a time of hope for faith in a better expectation of a miracle, and it is also a time for the fulfillment of desires, because our children's charity marathon continues their march across the country. new year's tradition to congratulate the pupils of the center of correctional and developmental training and rehabilitation of the pervomaisky district of the capital on the winter holidays , employees of the prosecutor's office headed by the prosecutor general of the country arrived, the second year almost every day for the prosecutor's workers come here with all we can help all the time, that's why it's a job for us, uh, let 's just say that it's a little bit better in some way here for the children and the people who work with them. i think we have a wonderful holiday today. we are v

pope francis his support. and this morning the vatican has announced pope ben dit will lie in state in st. peiter zatko's basilica and funeral will be held on january 5th presided over by pope francis and in accordance with benedict's wishes, it will be a simple affair. janai. >> he preached love and hope as you said there. terry, appreciate you this morning. >>> turning now to our other top story, the passing of our colleague, barbara walters at the age of 93. here's our robin roberts with a look at barbara's extraordinary life and legacy. >> reporter: she was a reporter, a trail blazer, and a star. >> are you ready? >> we're rolling. >> you ready? >> you ready? >> reporter: barbara walters, our barbara, was effortlessly stylish, endlessly fearless and never afraid to ask the question many wanted answered. >> you found yourself alone with bill clinton in the chief of staff's office and you lifted the back of your jacket and you showed the president of the united states your thong underwear. where did you get the nerve? i mean, who does that? >> reporter: over 60 years of broadcasting she used the question mark t

peter's basilica at the vatican right now. pope francis-- excuse me the exteriors leading the vespers service there. as we look at that, how he didn't really seek this position. he was more of an academic, a professor, someone truly dedicated to catholic teachings, but it's also been said that those who do not seek leadership are the best ones for it. your thoughts on that? >> i think it's a great point. actually, he tried to resign multiple times in his previous job and pope john paul didn't let him. and all of a sudden pope john paul passed away and the papacy was handed to benedict. he was gracious. i remember the first night he was satisfying his first mass and i work with young people and he said young people, the world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort, you were made for greatness and you could see young people respond to that great call. god has created you for greatness and calling you to greatness and that's the message for young people and all people need to hear. alicia: he r end a more conservative side of t

griff: pope francis delivered the midnight mass a little earlier from st. peter's basilicaat is the christmas message. he talked about the humility of jesus born in the city. this is ther erbeorbe. brings catholic influence on war in ukraines. he is a busy guy today. i got a chance, since every christmas when they asked me to come up, i'm so privileged i go as a catholic over to st. patrick's cathedral. got mass questioned. cardinal dolan, timothy dolan was not delivering that mass but we actually have a little bit of his christmas message which we want to share with you now. >> christmas blessings, everybody, cardinal timothy dolan here in new york city. i wish i could greetly personally at our beloved st. patrick's cathedral. i will settle for this. it is beginning to look a lot like christmas this morning. do we ever need it this year, right? we tend to wallow in the darkness to think of all the woes we got, family, city, nation, country, planet, even within but the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. that is the message of christmas. jesus the light

pope francis is inside st. peters basilica, he is doing prayers for new year's eve. eduled before the news of pope benedict happened. but afterwards he is going to come out here and view the nativity scene, which is right there in the middle of st. peter's square. you see a lot of people gathering so they can get a glimpse of pope francis and probably we expect to hear something from him at some point this evening if not tomorrow. he'll also be holding mass for new year's day tomorrow. with regard to pope benedict, beginning on monday they will have a lying in state in st. peters basilica. you might remember for john paul ii that happened. the crowds were in the millions, thronging here in 2005. they will start that on monday. the funeral is on thursday, 9:30 in the morning here in st. peter's square. there will be several days of viewing and people paying respects to pope benedict. i don't imagine that' it will b anything like what we saw for john paul ii. he was a different kind of pope. he requested a simple mass for his funeral. i don't know if you can do very sim

peter's basilica, the christmas liturgy has just begun, which was led by pope francis, so i offer you a few minutes to listen to a particularly solemn mass in honor of the birth of the son of god, let's move to this holy place for a few minutes, please what exactly is he singing 25 december, the fifth month, many centuries have passed since the creation of the world, when in the beginning god created heaven and earth and made man according to his plan, and many centuries since the time after the flood, when the almighty made a shining rainbow, a sign of union and peace. father in the faith 13 centuries after the exodus of israel from egypt under the leadership of moses about 1,000 years after the anointing and issuance of the king of israel in the 65th week according to the prophecy of daniel and in the era of 194 olympiads in the year 7502 from the foundation rome during the reign of caesar octavian augustus, when peace reigned throughout the world. jesus christ, the eternal god and the son of the eternal father, wanting to sanctify the world with his communion, conceived by the acti

then you, well, pope francis has delivered his annual christmas day address to worshippers at saint peter's basilica in rhyme. this is speech focused on conflict and war around the world, particularly in ukraine. a christmas overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine who francis dens of the horrors of war and the destruction caused by 10 months of fighting and makes an appeal for beasts. nurses were those, let us see the faces of our ukrainian rumors and sisters together for who were celebrating christmas in the dark and cold or far from their homes. i may, the lord inspire as to offer solidarity to those who was suffering already. a may he enlightened rose. you have a power to silence for weapons and puts an immediate end to this war, which that was insane. shaka frances drew attention to other war zooms around the world, no longer in the head life for just sergio and yemen. he delivered his traditional or be it, or be blessing to paulson's gathered on saint peter's square. but this is she a sphere to st. this in the web ross with magnificent army. it was a message of hope and beef for the faithful at

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basilica or the piazza. however in this case, it would be presided over by pope francis rather than the dean of college of cardinals since benedict is a former head of state the funeral what would also presumably take on the greater romp with the attendance of official delegations from all across the world. joining us now is jonathan morris, theologian and fox news contributor. jonathan thanks for getting up to talk about this just right now, i want your initial thoughts on the passing of benedict. you know, i have all these mixed feelings. actually it's on the one hand. it's a huge public figure historical figure who has passed it who has passed. on the other hand, i had the blessing of being there in the vatican for nine years and being with pope benedict even before he was the pope when he was cardinal ratzinger, and so that's the feelings also of any of a friend. somebody who not that i was best friends with him, but he was such a warm and close person that anybody who was with him in a in a private setting felt like he knew you so well now she wasn't the john paul the second to remember john paul, a second. wh

pope francis. so, the first time that a pope leads a funeral of another pope. and, the burial will take place. the vatican said in the vatican grow to which is underneath st. peters basilica, which is where john paul the second, the last pope to dine 2005 was buried before it was moved to the last final resting place. just an interesting number for you, cory. the prefect of rome said that he expects about 60,000 people to attend. we compare that with the more than 4 million pilgrims who came down to rome for the last funeral of the pope, john paul the second in 2005, corey. we >> claudio lavanga for us. claudio, thank you. >> and we want to do more breaking news. today the, broadcast world is remembering the life and legacy of barbara walters. the pioneering journalist and talk show host died friday at the age of 93. walters began her national broadcast career on the today show in 1961 as a reporter and a writer. and, later became today's first female co-host. in 1976, she joined abc news as the first female anchor on an evening news program. she went on to co-host 2020, and launch the view. walters interviewed the leader of dozens of countries. several presidents, and ce

. >>> the hours ahead, pope francis will mark christmas eve with the traditional christmas eve mass in the basilicaes around the world. cnn's delia gallagher. >> reporter: christmas dates back to st. francis, 100 of them in the vatican including here in the sistine chapel. giuseppe with his wife along with two friends spent nine months creating this neopolitan scene, making it complements the frescoes. the artisans used sustainably sourced cedar from trees that had fallen down into statues with all of the hustle and bustle, pope francis says the nativity scene is what the season is all about. the franciscan priest in charge of the st. peter's basilica explains the belief. >> translator: in order to come close to men and women, the thinker of the world. >> reporter: even nativity scene is an expression of the people who made it like this one from ukraine. >> translator: so beautiful there are miniature nativity scenes, japanese scenes, indian, african, each one represents the meaning of nativity. >> reporter: the friar says the true nativity scene is in each person's heart. the important thing it's

to former pope benedict who has died at the age of $95.00, pope francis honor to his predecessor at an evening service in st. peter's basilica in rome. bourne yoseph.

pope francis celebrated christmas eve mass at st. peter's basilica. pontiff dedicated the service to those suffering in wars around the world, especially ukraine. i'm ashley strohmier. now back to fox news. and the companion. reflects on how there's a lot of drawing the things we have. but the real joy is the things that make us. remember family. loved ones and christmas joy. you've likely picked a side in the real versus artificial christmas tree debate. and for those of you who know, i am obsessed with christmas, it might surprise you to learn which team i'm on. spoiler. both. but for a very special reason. now, i grew up in california. i was the youngest of three girls. and at the age of 35, my mother was diagnosed with an aggressive, advanced form of breast cancer. this was when my sisters and i were all under the age of ten. now, at that point, obviously, it rocked our family. we were so close knit and we lived in a small, close knit neighborhood where friends were chosen, family and neighbors were chosen family as well. and the whole neighborhoo

pope francis called for world peace. crowds of people waited to hear the pope's speech at st. peter's basilica in the vatican. pontiff once again called for a end to the war in ukraine. >> translator: let our eyes be filled with the faces of our ukrainian brothers and sisters, living this christmas in the dark and cold, far from their homes due to the devastation and distraction caused by ten months of war. may the lord inspire us to offer concrete gestures of solidarity to assist those who are suffering and for those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war. >> earlier this month, pope francis called on people to spend less on christmas gifts and donate money to the people of ukraine. today, the pope called for an end to the bloodshed in iran, where some protestors are facing execution after months of nationwide protests. in his first christmas message as reigning monarch, king charles remembered his mother, the late queen elizabeth. >> christmas is a particularly poignant time who have lost loved ones. we feel their absence at every that are turn of

pope francis. as far as funeral arrangements, starting on monday, pope benedict will lie in state inside st. peters basilicao know that he has requested and he will be buried in the crypt below st. peter's where there are other pope's buried. john paul ii spent many years there before they moved him up inside the basilica. that was his request. that's where he will be buried. people can go and visit the crypt underneath st. peter's basilica when they come to rome. >> we were talking about this last hour, the legacy or the life leading up to the papacy for pope benedict. he was born joseph ratzinger. he had a long life before reaching that level. he grew up in germany. he witnessed the nazi's rise to power and the second world war. what can you tell us about his early life that led us up to this point? >> you're right. there's a sense in which he almost summed up the drama of the catholic history, born in 1927, growing up in the shadow of the rise of the nazi movement. his family was strongly anti-nazi and he did everything he could to try to distance himself from the nazi movement. he was forcibly enrolled

they were not expecting pope francis who came out in his wheelchair to see the nativity scene. inside the basilicahe kindness and spirit of his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict xvi. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, after years of waiting, trump's tax returns are finally public. we'll tell you what's in them next. a dental tool is round for a reason. so is an oral-b. round cleans better by surrounding each tooth. so clean, you'll feel like you. oral-b. brush like a pro. ♪ hi, i'm katie, i've lost 110 pounds on golo in just over a year. i was a diet soda addict, and i needed to have a diet soda every morning as my eye-opener. with the release, the cravings are gone. golo worked for me when i thought nothing would work for me. the first few weeks were really astonishing how quickly and how easily it came off, how much better i felt, what a change it made so fast. i feel like anything is possible after accomplishing what i've done with golo. - [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don't know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call no

, very closely, is that he will likely be buried in saint peter's basilica like other popes behind me and the current pope, pope francist funeral. this is an extraordinary moment for the catholic church, to have two living popes, and then to have one preside over a possible funeral in the future of another pope. so really watching closely and we will keep you posted if we hear anything from the holy see press office. >> certainly a unique and extraordinary situation. molly hunter, thanks for joining us live from rome. >>> and brand new research published this week shows a link between covid infections and a heart condition known as pots, a disorder that is known to cause a rapid heart rate, fainting and light-headedness, here is nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: dizziness. light-headedness. rapid heartbeat. those are all symptoms that are probably pretty familiar to anyone who is now suffering from long covid. but researchers say that could be linked to something called pots. it is a condition that many doctors don't even know to look for. nearly 20 million people in the u.s. suffering from long cov

world news headlines. pope francis has called for an end to the senseless war ukraine during his christmas day addressed to worshippers. speaking on the balcony of saint peter's basilica in rome, the pontiff also condemned food being used as a weapon and said the world is suffering from a famine of peace. at least 4 people have been killed and several are missing. after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in north western spain, 2 survivors, including the driver, were taken to nearby hospitals, strong currents due to heavy rains in the galley see our region are hampering search and rescue efforts. and heavy snowfall in japan has killed 14 people and injured 87 thousands of homes have been left without power and transport is heavily disrupted. residents have been asked to refrain from non essential trips until at least monday morning. while germany is president franco touched i myers, using his annual christmas day address to call for a fair peace in ukraine. his remarks are set it to be broadcast leader on christmas day. the speech will also include a thank you to the people of germany who helped others this year. the book, mit burger, this, she is addre

conclave because there already is a pope, francis, and he is expected to preside over the funeral of benedict, which observers think will happen at st. peter's basilicaoutside in the square. that is yet to be determined. >> our prayers for the former pope. >>> cities along the southern border dealing with a new challenge tonight, what to do the migrants who arrived thinking title 42 would be lifted this week nbc's sam brock reports from el paso. >> reporter: the streets of el paso tonight are the definition of a humanitarian crisis people rushing to a car carrying food children sick and wrapped in blankets this 5-year-old boy checking on his baby sister. and a bathroom situation that until yesterday consisted of just a few options for five to 600 people these are the conditions under which so many migrants are living as we deliver the news that title 42 will remain in place for at least another six months we're sad, very sad. they told us they were going to give us an opportunity we feel betrayed, steven tells me this group would rather be on the streets here than back in venezuela. how does el paso have the resources to deal with this situation? >>

. >>> tonight pop francis offered the christmas eve mass in the splendor of st. peter's basilica, celebrating the birth jesus the popeorld to think above all of the children devoured by war, poverty and injustice. the pope has also indicated he will dedicate his christmas day message to the people of ukraine. this christmas eve marks ten months since russia's invasion of ukraine, and today new attacks. cbs's ian lee is in kyiv. >> reporter: light is hard to find in the shadow of war, but their faith shines through. christmas can't be cancelled but it also can't be the same for mariano lasuk. >> i don't feel the holiday. i prefer this holiday for children, only for children, not for myself. >> reporter: her husband is serving now known in ukraine as hell on earth. he has already been injured but she says he won't stop fighting because the russians won't. even today on christmas eve, russian troops shelled kherson, killing at least ten civilians. >> i am fighting, too, because i'm alone. all people in our country are now in the war. >> reporter: she raises their two girls and son mark by herself. the 10 year old tells

pope to do so. in 6 centuries, his body will be taken to the basilica and vatican city where it will lion state. from monday, his funeral will be held on 1st day. pope francis as called the former pope a noble and kind man who was a gift to the church in the world. his poll brennan, the look back of his life. benedict, the 16th final actors. pope arguably changed the catholic church more than anything else he'd achieved during his entire ha papacy. on february 28th 2013 benedict became the 1st pope in early 600 years to resign. and with his departure flight over the rooftops of rome he officially left behind the vatican the enclave. where he'd held key leadership positions for decades. the official reason for the than 85 year olds decision was frail health. the vatican stress benedict didn't suffer from any specific illness, but even by 2011, his physical deterioration was obvious. and he had to use a wheel platform to make his way down the long aisle of saint peter's basilica. in his room is indeed her getting in these last months i felt my energies declining, and her boss got insistently in prayer to grant me his light. and to help me make the right decis

office has been a tick's body will lie in state in saint peter's basilica in the vatican for people to pay their respects. pope francisass on thursday. and a national news president biden pardoned 6 people who serve sentences for drug or alcohol related crimes. one of them, a bay area man from dublin, edward lincoln to cordova. 3rd is a military veteran who pleaded guilty more than 20 years ago to marijuana trafficking charges. according to the white hhappeni oakland's fireworks task force is going to be busy will be patrolling for illegal fireworks. drivers under the influence and illegal gun use. authorities are reminding people to please not celebrate by shooting any guns into the air. that practice has resulted in tragedy on more than one occasion when the bullets fell after being shot into the air. now, if you need a ride on new year's eve in san francisco, you can take muni for free. the operator says the service will be free from 08:00pm tonight through 05:00am sunday, january. 1st, many will also extend service on the our network from 10:00pm to 05:00am. the idea is part of an effort to cut down on accidents a

while pope francis has urged an end to what he calls the senseless war in ukraine during his christmas day addressed to worshippers. speaking on the balcony of saint peter's basilica in rome, the pontiff also condemned food being used as a weapon and said the world is suffering from a famine of peace. he also calls on people to look beyond the shallow glitter of the holidays and help the homeless refugees and the poor mother. just before we go, let's get a reminder of our top story at this hour, ukraine's president a holiday. reza lensky has urged his people to persevere in the face of russian attacks in his christmas address. it was the lens. he said it quote that we will endure this winter because we know what we're fighting for. his remarks came after russia launched new deadly attacks on the city of her son. that james of tapp hist our stay tuned for doc film coming up next, presenting a closer look at the battle over introducing genetically modified crops in africa. there's more on our website to at and t, w dot com, i richardson in berlin for me in the team. thank you so much for watching. and we've got to understand, but globalization work, but he does not

. >>> in the hours ahead, pope francis will mark christmas eve with the traditional midnight mass in st. peter's basilicae many ways the vatican is celebrating the holiday this year. >> they've also installed many nativity scenes to represent around the world. cnn's dahlia gallagher has more. >> reporter: an italian tradition that dates back to st. francis, 100 ever them in all quarters including in the sistine chapel. giuseppe and his wife spent nine creating this scene, making sure the colors and fabrics complement michael angle low's famous frescoes. in st. peter's square, the artists used sustainably treated cedar. with all of the hustle and bustle and frustration of christmas, pope francis said the nativity scene is the visible sign of what this season is about. >> reporter: the franchesscan breast. inspires. each nativity scene is an impression of the people who made it, he says, like this one from ukraine. >> it's so beautiful that there are miniature nativity scenes, japanese scenes, indian, african, each one represents the meaning of the nativity. >> reporter: friar says the true nativity scene

, the vatican says pope francis after those comments, that the general audience did go to visit the pope emeritus, who, of course, lives in a monastery just behind st. peter's basilica that's all we have at the moment. we are monitoring closely the situation and will bring you any news we have when we get it. >> thank you so much for your reporting. i do want to follow up by the way quickly on that visit, pope francis' visit to pope benedict. do we know anything more about that visit? >> reporter: no, we don't have any further information. you know, pope francis visits with pope benedict several times a year, we saw the last public visit was in august of this year when he brought some new cardinals to meet him and you could see there we have video of that and you could see that the pope even then was very frail, but, of course, he's been battling frailness for some time. it was one of the reasons he resigned back in 2013, so we'll be keeping you posted on any up dates from the vatican. >> i'm sure he will. delia gallagher, great to see you. >>> another curveball, the u.s. will soon decide whether to impose new covid measures for people traveling from china as cases

. >>> and pope francis giving the traditional christmas blessing from the balcony of st. peter's basilicace a central theme. expwhrt hello, brothers and sisters. bent he hem shows us the simplicity of god who reveals himself not to the wise and to the intelligent, but to the little ones, to those with a pure and open heart. like the shepherds, leapt us too set out in haste and allow ourselves to be amazed by the unhi bl event of god who becomes man for our salvation. griff: pope francis also lamenting a famine of peace brought on by the vision of ukraine. those are your headlines. >>> up next, more delicious, last minute add-ons for your christmas feast. plus, look who's in our green room. we're checking in with jolly old st. nick coming up. ♪ ♪ bells are ringing, children singing. ♪ all is merry e and bright ♪ subject 1: on christmas day, we were in the hospital. it was her first christmas. it was our first christmas being parents. i didn't know a lot about brain tumors, and what i had heard wasn't good. i certainly never dreamed that i would be fighting for her life. narrator: families

and pope francis will lead benedict's funeral on thursday, his body with will be in the basilica of st rachel, pete. will: thank you, alexandria. pete: rest in peace. all right, well, it is new year's eve, and it's been a year full of pun and wild moments on fox -- fun and wild moments on "fox & friends" weekend. will: and we're taking a look back at the very best. rachel: so let's roll tape. will: welcome to 2022 -- pete: the new year has begun. will: will cain, pete hegseth and rachel campos duffy. pete: it's one of those days where there's so much stuff going on. ♪ ♪ pete: this is a crazy morning. we're pickleballing -- rachel: nice, just like that! pete: -- we're grape stomping, we're sumo wrestling. >> nice squiggly socks pete has on. ♪ ♪ >> they called it for you. rachel: you had a great weekend -- this is a variety show. ♪ rick: hey, will, i needed a hand with this forecast. pete: we're creepy and we're ooky. it is national adopt a pet day today. it is national yoga month. rachel: you can move with the goats, they have great balance. pete: it's also miniature golf day. will: ame

pope francis will lead benedict's funeral on thursday. his body will be in the basilica at st. peter's where mourners can go with with prayers starting on monday, david. dave dade thank you very much. father gerald murray is pastor of the holy family church in new york. he received his doctorate at at the vatican in 1998, also served as a navy chaplain from 1994-2005. father, great to see you, thank you for being here, appreciate it. he will always have in history an asterisk next to his name for one of the few popes in history to resign. why did he resign? >> he was not able to continue the hard task of being pope. he spoke about both the physical and emotional toll that it put upon him to be the leader of the church. he was always more of an academic, even when he worked in the vatican as the head of the congregation doctrine of faith. he still kept writing articles and book in -- books in his free time. i think he found it difficult, david, to be managing the vatican, speaking to the world, traveling, hosting all kinds of events at the vatican, so i think he wanted to go bac

in vatican city, pope francis delivered his annual speech to 70,000 chores was in the central residence balcony. saint peter's basilicaquote icy winds of war. he also mentioned the long-running conflicts in the middle east including the holy land. the busloads of migrants were dropped off in front of vice president, harris's house in washington dc. when the migrants arrived ÃÃ some only wearing t-shirts ÃÃ they faced 18 degrees temperatures and no one to help them. an administration official says asylum-seekers will be taken to local shelters and that more people may still arrive in dc. buses to the vice president's house on christmas eve back in november ÃÃtexas governor, greg abbott confirmed his buses were there to protest the white house's immigration policies. many other migrants are still stuck at the border. some even spending outside in the freezing cold. migrants are leaving everything behind for better life. even leaving behind christmas traditions. one family of 15 says the good samaritan shelter small methodist church and cafeteria does not quite compared to the fireworks and singing their guatemalan songs

however, we have had a wonderful evening because we had pope francis in the square to visit the nativity scene and before that in st. peter's basilicato some of what he said. >> translator: we are moved as we recall him as such a noble person. so kind. and we feel such gratitude in our hearts. gratitude for god for giving to the church and the world. gratitude for him and his witness of faith and prayer, especially in these last years of his life. only god knows the value of his sacrifices for the good of the church. >> and one of the interesting things about this is the relationship between pope francis and the pope emeritus. for somebody who had been pope, who knew what the challenges were, the difficulties were, were something that helped him. he visited a lot. he spoke about his kindness and nobility of spirit. possibility pope francis will be missing the pope emeritus tonight. >> delia gallagher, thank you. >>> and russian missile attacks kill one person in ukraine's dam city of kyiv this new year's eve. the city's mayor says 20 more people were injured as russia launched a barrage of missiles at several cities across ukraine.

pope francis once again prayed for the ukrainian people. he did this during the general audience, which was held as usual on wednesday in st. peter's basilican the vatican. of the roman catholic church once again called our nation a lot of suffering and oppressed by the cruelty of war and asked his congregation to continue to pray for us and for peace to prevail among us. in addition, the pontiff thanked the polish people for the fact that he helps ukrainians so much, and then the quote from the holy father, we remember the holy father urged that in the history of mankind god has the last word because everything belongs to love to each of you polish and ukrainian families who are now in your homeland, my blessing well, we thank each to the polish family and in the end not only polish. and to all the families all over the world who accepted our refugees in this difficult, difficult, difficult time for us. zhengzhou chengzhou in the central part of the sky, the reason is heavy fog on the freeway, as a result, about 200 cars got into a big accident at once. at the same time, they simply ran into each other, creating a large pile, local media r

basilica. it was during his christmas eve message where the pontiff made a special request during this time of giving. >> reporter: pope francisto do something good this christmastime. he said god is not impressed with just appearances but wants concrete action, don't let the christmastime pass, the pope said, without doing something good. we know francis is doing something good for the people of ukraine this christmastime. he is organizing thermal items are clothing to be given there. the vatican has opened a donations page at wwwepppela.com. that's open through january 6th for donation. francis said seated during the mass on saturday evening. we know he has an ongoing knee problem, one which caused him to cancel a trip to africa this past summer. that trip is now back on. despite the pope's knee problem, he will travel to the democratic republic of congo and south sudan at the end of january. >>> dealia, thank you. >> secretary of state tony blinken say p is concerned the taliban decision could have devastating consequences. they earlier this week banned women from attending universities. >> and football legend paolo is in t

pope francis -- final prayer service of 2022. it was the vesper's, the beautiful hymns that were echoing out of st. peter's basilica, but he did take a moment to honor his predecessor. he said, with a motion we remember his character, so novel, so kind and we feel so much gratitude in our hearts. gratitude to god for having given him to the church and to the world. these are two men, alex, with very different world views, with very different views of the church. now i was speaking with a vatican correspondent earlier today about what a moment the church, the world, really the faithful find themselves and going from two living puts to one, of course we will see later this week a current pileup residing over the funeral of a predecessor, something that has not happened in more than 600 years. take a look to what chris had to say i will talk to you on the back. and >> i think it was why they understood the pope francis would not considered retirement until his predecessor, but benedict the 16th had died. now that that has happened. you know, it's an open gas to what happened. whether or not pope francis wants to conti

basilica to bid final farewell. we know his funeral will take place on thursday at 9:30 a.m. as expected, pope francis will preside over the funeral mass. this is the first time a current pope presided over a former pope's funeral in centuries. no word on the details of the funeral or whether or not it is a state funeral. it is in st. peter's square. it is open to the public. the only detail we know is it is in the mode of simplicity as were his wishes. we assume benedict would be involved in the history setting of the planning of his funeral and burial. kristen and peter. >> molly hunter, thank you so much. he broke barriers. we want to bring in anne thompson who has the life and legacy of the pope. anne, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. pope emeritus benedict was a scholar and strict enforcer of catholic doctrine and the first pope to meet with abuse victims. he will be defined by a shocking and courageous act. stepping down. the theology professor shocked the papacy and stepped down in 2013. >> i think it may be his finest legacy to the church. he brought the papacy into the