this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and part of them thinking that it would go again this year with the prophet and i'm going i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. you're watching d.w. news from berlin we'll have more news at the top of the hour up next a documentary about the science behind love don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock that's on our website d.w. dot com thanks for joining us. it is time to take one step further and face the possible. time to search the un up and fight for the truth. to overcome boundaries and connect the world it's.

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and thinking that it would go again this year with no profit and. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. and stay with christmas in recent years christmas markets have grown to become one of the most popular features of the german holiday season in berlin there are over 70 to choose from attracting people from across the globe we paid a visit to one of britain's most popular christmas markets to find out what international guests love most about them. in the center of berlin at the sion diamond market christmas market there is no shortage of artists in all crafts. there are butchers and bakers. even candlestick maker but the principle offering is an atmosphere. that's hard to find anywhere else. you see that one 1st i mean determining by name but i believe and this is our 1st time expe

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and thinking that it would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. and a for we leave spare a moment to think about a woman who thought she had won spain's el gordo lottery but hat and talia escudero is a t.v. reporter for spain's national broadcaster t.v. while reporting live on air for the channel she thought she had won 400000 euros at least that's what she thought i will look. after i think. it was i have. now that i have it said yeah it was not as if. i. i. was. a reporter over choice after the colossal lottery when your 400000 euros she was ready to quit her job yeah. little does she expect instead of hitting the jackpot she won just a tiny fraction 5000 euros later she apologizes for her reaction during the last broadcast. when i get out if i

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and talked to them thinking that they would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. many of us turn to online maps for help when navigating the way to new destinations but fewer than half of the world's countries have been sufficiently mapped online to do so our next report follows one man who's trying to bridge that digital divide by putting more african countries literally on the map. traveling anywhere in africa can be really complicated when you don't have access to maps but if you look at africa right now maybe only 6 or 7 countries are met. and there are 54 countries on the continent in within them maybe a 120000000 people his day job is in silicon valley but in his spare time to one the country is thousands of kilometers away feeling in the ga

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and talked to them thinking that they would go again this year with the prophet and i'm going i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. you're watching news from berlin we'll have more news at the top of the hour up next a documentary about the science behind love don't forget you can give all the latest news and information around the clock that's on our website v.w. dot com thanks for joining us. or. can the they work not hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers what alliances are being what's your story. 'd and what numbers of women especially are victims of violence in arms and take part.

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and talked to them thinking that they would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dumb daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. now as they hear droste a close we want to bring you some of our most memorable stories from the past 12 months in iran did every reporter teresa tropper visited a cafe staffed by people with down syndrome and autism and she found iranians breaking new ground. this completely in his element serving couple chinos to the guests in this cafe waiting tables this is 1st ever job and the 40 year old is loving every 2nd of it. i like the cafe it's big and it's nice. that's why i'm so grateful to the owner. that every night when i go to bed i thank. the others who work here have little chance of finding work elsewhere iran's job market is currently in such a bad state that ov

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and thinking that it would go again this year with no problems i'm going on i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre done daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. while here in germany christmas markets are among the most popular features of the festive season and in berlin we are spoilt for choice there are over 70 to pick from and they attract people from all around the world and we went to one of berlin's favorite christmas market. to hear what visitors enjoy the most. in the center of berlin attention diamond marked christmas market there is no shortage of artists and all crafts. there are butchers and bakers. even candlestick maker but the principle offering is an atmosphere. that's hard to find anywhere else. you see that one 1st i mean did many i mean but it seems and this is the 1st time experiencing christmas market it's re

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and talked to them thinking that they would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. now if you work in news you'll know that christmas is often called the silly season now here to tell you why it is doubling reporter drawled the roy he's been monitoring the news wires. and it looks like this is been a particularly ridiculous holiday season yes i've worked many christmas as a journalist in this one they're always silly this one is particularly silly it's a little merry christmas. and i've got a few gifts for you visually as well 1st up we have hundreds of surfing santas who are taking to the waves in cocoa beach in florida now this is a charity event that's held each christmas eve and it raises some $40000.00 for nonprofits there were apparently $600.

this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and thinking that it would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. well if you work in news you know that the christmas season is often called the silly season and here to tell you why is g.w. reporter joel dahl roy he's been monitoring monitoring the news wires for some of the more ridiculous stories what have been seeing others well 1st of all merry christmas i'm hearing i have some visual presence for you of the silly season videos we're going to start off with some surfing sensors a charity event held out cocoa beach in florida attracted some $600.00. surfing santas to take pot they raised around $40000.00 for some nonprofits now look at $600.00 that seems like a lot of surface on one way vogue dot com it's a comfortable for all the other swimmer

in the mid 17th century a sculpture was made for the church of sun. it had the same aim to illustrate the ultimate triumph of christendom. was a successor. whose late work marked the end of the renaissance and the beginning of the baroque. the motif of the ecstasy of saint teresa is a variation of the annunciation also depicted by frog and jellicoe but with danny there was a decisive transformation. to rezone is portrayed in dramatic film many many attempts to make their tangible the mits a groan her eyes are twisted her body is open. from now on the story of salvation and the motifs derived from it were presented theatrically utilizing old visual tools available that included classical heroes and out agrees. precisely at the moment when st peter's basilica symbolized the victory of christian imagery of a pagan antiquity the latter returned in full force into the christian world. in the immense scope of st peter's we find the legend of its foundation expressed in the sentence and so i say to you you peter and upon this rock i will build my church. the

there was an attempt on the part of communism and paul until separates the church the sun extends a section of the socialism based on the political done it has and on the cyclicals . king poll we went in a group on a bus early in the morning and arrived in warsaw at about 7 in the morning. yeah. the muckers i'd been on that's where before at the time it was called victory square. it was the 1st time it seemed so big to me sort of more. losers really euphoric situation people really really pleased i mean it was just something they could never have believed to have happened even the pope this is a thing independent confident he will not be so all of the wedding going to warm their seats and these 2 can believe it i think when the pope actually arrived you could still hardly believe that he was in poland as the police broke. down last but the salt say said we waited i don't know 6 hours and then he arrived and the mood changed. i was appalled. it's all sunni this new sense of a wedding reception by the fall clinton says i thought understandable given up on the despair from the right about 1st

there was an attempt on the part of communism poland to suppress the church the sun extends in such a good socialism based on the top political done the best and on the cyclical. group we went in a group on a bus early in the morning and arrived in warsaw at about 7 in the morning and yeah . we're going to play muckers i've been on that's where before at the time it was called victory square but it was the 1st time it seemed so big to me sort of more. losers really euphoric situation and be really really pleased of it it was just something they could never have believed to have happened in the pub this incident in the country that he will not be sought. otherwise the warm weather ceased and these 2 can believe it i think when the pope actually right there could still hardly believe that he was in poland as was the pose pope. say said we waited i don't know 6 hours and then he arrived and the mood changed. i. was appalled. to fall so many this sent over whether sucked. by the fall this is understandable given up on the despair from worry about 1st of all our history and our policy posi

warmer at $33.00 degrees and alice springs plenty of sun in the forecast at $44.00 degrees there well it is quite chilly down here across parts of christ church and it's going to stay that way over the next few days we have had a system pushing in from the south that's going to keep those temperatures into the teens as we go towards monday but for auckland it is going to be a little bit better we're going to see those temperatures going from 20 to about $24.00 degrees as we go towards tuesday probably a live few winds in the forecast and maybe some clouds as well and then here across parts of japan we are going to sing a mix of rain and snow across much of the area for tokyo though it is going to be partly cloudy at 11 we do have some snow pushing across the sea of japan and if you pyongyang expect to see those temperatures coming down from 2 degrees here on monday by the time we get to tuesday it is going to be minus one degrees. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of how the lives. of the stories. providing tips into someone else's what. they. do. for. inspiring documentaries from impassioned still make us. pointless on al-jazeera. welcom

warmer at $33.00 degrees and alice springs plenty of sun in the forecast at 44 degrees there well it is quite chilly down here across parts of christ church and it's going to stay that way over the next few days we have had a system pushing in from the south that's going to keep those temperatures into the teens as we go towards monday but for auckland it is going to be a little bit better we're going to see those temperatures going from 20 to about $24.00 degrees as we go towards tuesday probably have a live few winds and the forecast and maybe some clouds as well and then here across parts of japan we are going to sing a mix of rain and snow across much of the area for tokyo though it is going to be partly cloudy at 11 we do have some snow pushing across the sea of japan and if you pyongyang expect to see those temperatures coming down from 2 degrees here on monday by the time we get to tuesday it is going to be minus one degrees. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of all the lives. of the stories. provided tips into someone else's well. they. do day for. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. like witness on al-jazeera

. >> reporter: once the sun sets here they start turning on the lights around the church of the nativity. it is brufl and maeautiful and joyous occasion. it's been that throughout the day. error we saw christian parades schools marching through the square to the church of nativity. playing christmas songs and adding a festive and vibrant atmosphere to manger square. crowd thinned out. calling for rain up to yesterday yet it turned out to be a gorgeous day. barely a cloud in the sky. and chilly getting towards midnight mass. we're about two hours away from the mass. the highlight of the evening. not only the christian faithful come out also the tourists who want to be a part of this occasion on what is a very special night here in bethlehem. >> amazing. tell us about about the story behind the return to bethlehem after more than 1,000 years, the holy relic, was it in rome? >> reporter: it was. more than 1,000 years. at least most of that time. it is certainly a neat and very meaningful addition to major square here and the church of the nativity on christmas eve. this is believed to be a

to us from our land from our roots be we appreciate the sun was open minded and wanted to build mosques or churches but i would go with synagogues ofjerusalem at that time had synagogues had mosques you know that wasn't something new that he would have offered us there had been grave injustices and i think that what we can do is try to correct them and that's what i say there isn't any parallels between us and the just community and around the world mostly native americans but to me all the talk about the history has to come later because we're still living it what i think is my job. it's the counsellor as it drusilla my as an israeli as a jew is to do everything i can to correct the wrongs and make this country a more just place to live in for everyone so you play monopoly of you in your free time now actually this is a funny story this is a present from the. they are 2 members of the city council. this is a monopoly druce game and i don't remember if i did even write a letter of protest in the end but this is what we were given as a present for the holiday and what you can see here is this is jerusalem right but you have here the

sun. herpecín l. it does more for a cold sore. >>> horrific attacks on people of faith. two people shot to death at a texas church.s stabbed at a hanukkah party. larger massacres narrowly averted in both cases. >>> a civil rights icon faces the battle of a lifetime. congressman john lewis has up pancreatic cancer. >>> we're going to let you know what one man is going with

sun. herpecín l. it does more for a cold sore. >>> former u.n. ambassador nikki haley was governor of south carolina in 2015 when a gunman walked into the emanual ame church killed nine people. his actions were reprehensible and racist. and then governor nikki haley signed the bill ordering the flag to be removed with nine different pins to symbolize each of the victims. that's why haley's comments about the shooting have so many people upset. >> south carolina fell to her knees when this happened. this is one of the oldest african-american churches. these 12 people were amazing people. they loved their church, they loved their family, they loved their community. and here is this guy that comes out with this manifesto holding the confederate flag and had just hijacked everything that people thought of -- and we don't have hateful people in south carolina. there's always the small minority that's always going to be there, but people saw it as service and sacrifice and heritage. but once he did that, there was no way to overcome it. >> let's discuss now. abbey philip is here, carol finny, matt lewis as well. okay, abbey, nikki haley got lots of praise -- i

date where jesus was born, but it sure made sense for the early church to say why don't we do it at the darkest time of the year, when the sun catholic history it's very difficult when we watched notre dame burn. >> oh, yeah. griff: for the first time this year, they won't have midnight mass. >> did you hear that somber news? a reminder that even as jesus said about the temple this is beautiful. this is magnificent and meaningful but one day it ain't going to be around and we know that happened when the romans leveled it. as beautiful as our churches are , they are symbols of god's presence with us. emmanuel to borrow the term from out jewish neighbors, god is with us. and our faith doesn't depend on those things so christmas will go on in paris, there will be a midnight mass somewhere, might not be as meaningful and en chanting as the ones that we remember at notre dame but the faith continues. god's presence, emmanuel goes on >> lisa: cardinal you have a book, "who do you say i am." >> thanks for bringing it up. >> lisa: can you talk about it >> well here is what happened. i've been very moved by the and you all have repor