. - the leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis, in his annual christmas day speech, has saidthe pandemic threatened efforts to resolve conflicts on an international level. around the world there were smaller crowds at church services and other events because of the coronavirus outbreak. sadat ahmed bakir has this report. mass wearing masks. that is the theme of the day, of this second christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. even main traditional christmas events such as the pope's urbi et 0rbi message were scaled back, with fewer visitors allowed in. pointing to ongoing turmoil in syria, yemen and iraq, pope francis said the world is becoming desensitised to suffering. the pontiff called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw. translation: in this time | of pandemic, we have come to realise this more and more. that our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things together. 0n the international level, too, the

the annual procession is being led by the head of the roman catholic church in the region. in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. the re—introduction of covid measures have left local businesses disappointed. the procession is being held in the city where christians revere as the birthplace ofjesus christ. to the vatican where the pope has been holding the traditional catholic christmas eve mass. the head of the catholic church urged vatican cardinals and bishops to embrace humility this christmas season, saying their pride, self—interest and the "glitter of our armor" was perverting their spiritual lives and corrupting the church's mission. here's a taste of events at taking place there. they sing the duchess of cambridge has performed at her own christmas carol event, taking to the piano at a special service from westminster abbey broadcast on christmas eve in the uk. kate hosted the carol service as a thank you to he sings. kate hosted the carol service as a thank you to people who supported their communities during the pandemic. she accompanied tom walker on t

the head of the roman catholic church is urged people to talk more to each other. speaking from in pain square in the vatican, pope frances said only dialogue can self conflicts, whether within families or between nations. he drew attention to violence in syria, yemen, ukraine, and elsewhere. ah, hello you what you know, which is era and these are the stories where the following this, our t gas has been fired on protest is in the capital cartoon in sudan, thousands a back on the streets to rally against the military takeover. at least one person has been injured. internet services have been cut. mohammed vow has moved from the capital. the competition between police units and for testers are continuing across capital and particularly in under man and battery because that's where the huge numbers off with us as i'm trying to cross the bridge, is the word central cup to him. but the biggest confrontations ever to happen today happened in central cotton. we sell, particularly to the southern part of it, thus well, thousands gospel since the morning, the hours of the m

celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic churchthe spot where it's believed thatjesus was born. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. in manger square, they wait for the biggest night of the year — a christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. it's a march of faith. but this season's greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone , derailed by border closures due to the new covid variant. people trying to find joy and happiness from nothing. so it's very interesting, very impressive. since the beginning of 2020, everything is closed, hotels are empty. it's very, very difficult - for people — especially those who are worki

in 354, a de the roman catholic church decided to place jesus christ's birthday on december 25th. during the pagan celebration of the winter solstice, the rebirth of the undefeated son. this was a very smart move by the christians, leading more pagan believers into their new faith. the child, in an animal stall, attended by shepherds with angels in the background and mysterious visitors from the east bringing gifts. and these 3 astonishing gifts gold, frankincense and murder are the basis of giving at christmas, ah, secret. among the many generous figures associated with santa history, one is especially central the one of saint nicholas. ah, here we are in turkey and his home town, myra, now called them re, as you can see in the big square a statue of santo was erected in his native land. this statue connect santa claus to saint nicholas. and in this church, a fresco recounts the moments when nicholas his life turned into legend. since then, bishop nicholas has become the patron saint of a great many cities. when he died, all kinds of wonderful mythology sprang up around him so th

as people gathered for last night's midnight mass, the head of the roman catholic church in england andhols said people can "make good judgments themselves" and "understand the risk". harry farley reports. as shepherds to the crib, in the pouring rain they flocked to westminster cathedral. last year's midnight mass was online only as london grappled with tier 4 restrictions. but last night, the faithful were allowed to worship in person. choir sings carol. we're living in a time of real vulnerability. now, we're often tempted to counter that vulnerability by putting up our defences, by making sure that i and those close to me, or us citizens of wealthy countries, that we're well looked after, whatever the cost. but here is the christ child, so vulnerable himself. he asks us to think again. after a packed service, cardinal nichols warned against further restrictions on churches. the people of this country have shown that they — they can make good judges of them themselves and i think we're at that point of saying we understand the risks, we know what we should do, most people are sensibl

that the neglect of refugees and migrants is the shipwreck of civilization. leader of the roman catholic church visited refugees on the greek kind of less boss. form a u. s. presidential candidate bob dole has died at the age of 98. the world war 2 veteran represented the state of kansas for the republican party in the senate. the 35 years he and the successfully ran for the white house against bill clinton in 1996. earlier this year was announced, the doll was receiving treatment for lung cancer, and those were headlines one year for year and al jazeera of al jazeera world. coming up next. oh oh, a nurse and tiffany and who didn't so wouldn't be agitated. how as we emmett, let's see emma, my s u a and the manager when i was up. and then in the evening looked very startled. he sent me to let them in the house, you know, and we'll start with, hey, andrew, we did some and that can net e and making a hold of gunny it's, it's lawful kind of, you know, was just wonderful. which drama. and let me say, i mean, buddy that he said he did what he did, he set the le, let me know in the show like when the

celebrations have been taking place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the roman catholic churchstart in two hours at the church called at the nativity, built on t spot where it is believed jesus was born. tom bateman reports. tom: in major square, they wait for the biggest night of the year -- the christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. it's a march of faith. but seasons greetings thi year are mainly between the locals. these are a fixture of christmas in major square, and you can feel the energy. what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running. they need tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone, derailed by rder closures due to the new covid variant. >> people trying to find joy and happiness from nothing, so it is very interesting, it's very oppressive. >> since the beginning of 2020, everything has been closed, hotels are empty. >> it is very difficult, people, especially tho

have been taking place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic churchregion. this is the scene now at the church of the nativity. ♪ the church was built on the spot where christians believe jesus was born. whereas you can see, they are currently celebrating christmas mass. it is a scaled-back affair compared to last time because thousands of pilgrimage -- pilgrims who gathered before the pandemic are not there in quite the same numbers as they were previously. earlier, our middle east correspondent went to bethlehem to find out how important this time of year is to the people there. reporter: in manger square, they waited for the biggest night of the year. christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken byary and joseph. it is a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square. you can feel the energy. what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be throbbing the squareere. that is a devastating blow for the second year run

the head of the roman catholic church used the 2nd leg of his eastern mediterranean, tore to highlight how many a forced to leave their countries. because of war, poverty and oppression when he also held the 1st sunday mass for 20 years in the capital athens, the roman catholic and greek orthodox churches have been at loggerheads since christianity split almost a 1000 years ago and hoped. pontiff visits will help heal the religious divide, as he called on both sides to recognize what he called their common roots. asylum seekers from cuba, adjoining others, from africa and asia, trying to enter the ear through greece, but they are shut out of established procedures and processes, leaving them desperate for food and shelter. john saragossa. las reports now from athens. one spends his days on his phone, contacting other asylum seekers from his native cuba. a sally thermometer i thought of making a list to see how many cubans there are and give this to which our organization we could. there are lawyers, doctors, civil engineers, that we're not brigands. we want to the country though, all e

in 354, a de the roman catholic church decided to place jesus christ's birthday on december 25th. during the pagan celebration of the winter solstice, the rebirth of the undefeated son. this was a very smart move by the christians, leading more pagan believers into their new faith. the child, in an animal stall, attended by shepherds with angels in the background and mysterious visitors from the east bringing gifts. and these 3 astonishing gifts gold, frankincense and murder are the basis of giving at christmas, ah, secret. among the many generous figures associated with santa history, one is especially central the one of saint nicholas. ah, here we are in turkey and his home town, myra, now called them re, as you can see in the big square a statue of santo was erected in his native land. this statue connect santa claus to saint nicholas. and in this church, a fresco recount the moments when nicholas his life turned in to legend. since then, bishop nicholas has become the patron saint of a great many cities. when he died, all kinds of wonderful mythology sprang up around him so th

have been taking place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic churchivity, built on the spot where christians believejesus was born, where as you can see they are currently celebrating christmas mass. a scaled—back affair compared to last time because thousands of pilgrims who there before the pandemic are not there in that same numbers as they were previously. earlier, our middle east correspondent went to bethlehem to find out how important this time of year is to the people there. in manger square, they wait for the biggest night of the year — a christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. it's a march of faith. but this season's greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarti

this morning, a memorial service was held at a roman catholic church in dole's hometown of russell. senator dole was a world war ii veteran, and will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he died at age 98 last sunday. >> sreenivasan: for more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: this week, the united states began returning miants to mexico under a program officially called the migrant protection program, which began under the trump administration. the controversial program forced migrants seeking asylum to wait in mexico, instead of being released in the u.s., to wait for hearings. the biden administration shut it down, but courts ordered it to restart. i spoke with the "washington post's" mexico bureau chief kevin sieff about the change in policy. kevin, what does it mean that the administration has restarted the remain in mexico policy? >> it means that on the border right now, beginning this week, asylum seekers who arrive at the u.s. southern border are being sent back to mexico, to northern mexico, to await their asylum hearings. it

it is rare for a head of the roman catholic church to visit greece. it is the 1st time this is happening in 20 years because of a 1000 year old dispute with the eastern orthodox church. ah. just a quick look at the headlines. stories now and incumbent nita a dollar borrows, been declared the winner of gandy as presidential election. he was 1st elected in 2016 and in 22 years of a ta chrissy on their president. ja jammy. but at least 3 of the opposition candidates, a saying they would jack the results. i'm at interest has the latest from banjo. if caught more than 457000 vote and his clothes, his opponents got in fact 438000 votes. not was the result declared by the chairman of the independent electoral commission of the gambia, just a short while ago. now, mister bar of supporters can celebrate, however, likewise heard only on opposition leaders, huffs rejected the outcome of his emotion, sighted inordinate in court. inordinate delays in making the announcement, ah, they were insisting that the election results should have come within 24 hours. and th

celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic church in the region. now on bbc news, review 2021 — the year in science. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. hearing no objections, it is so decided. scientists warn that it was now or never to stop damaging climate change. the difference between 1.5 and 2.4 is really survival of millions and millions of people and species in the planet. environmentalists chopped down trees to save the planet. nasa's perseverance rover landed on mars. and there was a discovery of what might be another fundamental force of nature. welcome to the year in science. the earth's climate dominated this year in science. for a long time, scientists have warned that our current way of life would lead to dangerous and possibly irreversible damage to the earth's ecosystems. world leaders gathered at the un climate change conference were told now is the time to act. ready to start. world leaders gathered in glasgow in november to hammer out a deal to reduce carbon dioxide levels

the leader of the roman catholic church visited refugees on less balls. and far right, friends, french presidential candidate exec law has been put into a headlock by a protest as he walked through paris crowds during his 1st campaign rally. those the headlines, more news for you here on our 0, the inside story coming up next. ah . is a military solution in west africa the only way out on the groups there continue to wage war despite years of french military operations, has their mission failed and hope instability achieved? this is in fine story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm how am i hitting? there's anger against france in west africa and what protests to say is the flawed relationship between french armed forces and their african allies. 2 people were killed and others injured in the shower last month when protested. tried to block a military supply convoy of more than a 100 vehicles on its way to molly french, antony. jerry and forces are used forced to break free from the hundreds of protest as processed. organizes complain that local tro

in his christmas blessing, their head of the roman catholic church has urged people to talk more to each other . so francis said only dialogue to solve conflicts, whether within families or between nation it through attention to violence and syria, him and ukraine, and elsewhere. then as our, as at the top of the hour on al jazeera next is inside story, ah and attempts to rival china's belt and road initiative, the you and veils, and major global infrastructure plan. the goal to invest in developing countries and boost trade links with the rest of the world. but why the interest now and can the book competes with aging? this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm how am i heading? has been described as a roadmap for major investments and infrastructure world wise, the european union's global gateway strategy as seen as a challenge to china's belt and broads initiative. the plan to raise $340000000000.00 to finance infrastructure it before his own transport, health, education, and digital and climate projects. in asia, africa, the middle east and latin america, they, yo

in 354, a de the roman catholic church decided to place jesus christ's birthday on december 25th. during the pagan celebration of the winter solstice, the rebirth of the undefeated son. this was a very smart move by the christians, leading more pagan believers into their new faith. the child, in an animal stall, attended by shepherds with angels in the background and mysterious visitors from the east bringing gifts. and these 3 astonishing gifts, gold, frankincense and murder, are the basis of giving at christmas. ah, among the many generous figures associated with santa history, one is especially central. the one of saint nicholas. ah, here we are in turkey and his home town, myra, now called them re, as you can see in the big square a statue of santo was erected in his native land. this statue connect santa claus to saint nicholas. and in this church, a fresco recount the moments when nicholas his life turned in to legend. since then, bishop nicholas has become the patron saint of a great many cities. when he died, all kinds of wonderful mythology sprang up around him so that he

the leader of the roman catholic church is on a 5 day trip to greece. he celebrated math in athens, after visiting refugees on the island of les bus, there he taught a campus county home around 2000 people seeking assign them. migration has dominated his visit. he fights he does she, natty looking young. it is easy to stir up public opinion by instilling fear of others yet, why do we fail to speak with equal for herman's above the exploitation of the poor? about seldom mentioned, but often, well financed words about economic agreements were the people have to pay about corporate deals to traffic in arms favoring the proliferation of the arm straight. the remote cause should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda. when watson sports news now on the formula one world championship will be decided on the final race of the season next week. lewis hamilton edged out his rival max for stopping in the saudi arabian grand prix to go level on points. heading to abu dhabi po vandeveer reports ah, louis

the head of the roman catholic church, pope francis has delivered his christmas blessing to the world and some pizza squire in the vatican during christmas eve mass on friday. francis there's the world to look beyond the lights and decorations. and remember the pole during the festive. c, thanks for the headline to be more news here and i'll just there in half now. next it's inside story to stay with us. ah, microchips are in almost every electronic product, but there is a global shortage affecting cars. i take gadgets and even fighter jets to wire supplies so low and could the race to make up the shortfall ignite political tension. this is inside stuart. ah. hello and welcome to the program. i'm hammer, jim, jim. they're in our smart phones, computers and cars. even appliances like coffee machines, semiconductors are in almost every electronic item we use, but they are in short supply around the world. taiwan is the dominant player with nearly 60 percent of the global market. but production has slowed because of measures to combat a surgeon cove at 19 infections. the islands, worst d

it's rare for head of the roman catholic church to visit reese, it is the 1st time this has happened in 20 years because of the 1000 year old dispute between the year with the eastern orthodox church. ah. secrete look at the headlines now. incumbent president of the gambia dom barrow has a commanding lead after preliminary election results were announced, but it could still be a legal challenge to this. barrow was elected in 2016 ending 22 years of a talker c under president ja jammy 5 other candidates ran against him, at least 3 of whom say they reject the early results. that includes barrows, main challenger and former political mentor, where sonco dar bo, i'm address is an independent square in ban jewel. hello. this is richard i. oh, yeah. hm. good. oh, the tuesday toys. yep. did you know either later the 240 was big and i was or been with them is there? yeah. but you would have to recall simply because it was resolved one more time. however, i got the bed to do a bed. though reports at least 5 people were killed and many others injured in me and malware security forces rammed a

the head of the roman catholic church lead christmas eve mass at saint peter's basilica and the vatican. the number of people who could attend was increased from last year, despite concerns of spike and clothing, 19 cases in the city. and it's really, it's an honor to get to see this during such a big holiday like this is the, the center of christianity and the biggest hall day of the year. so i think i'm lucky get to get to see this. and especially during covert, you know, so, yeah i, i'm very, very honored to be here and i love it. very beautiful, very, i'm a little, not a we hope to return to what we call no mallets here, because this is not a life we can call normally by the stand it's. we are just to that. so 2022 will free us city. i'm ok. i don't have the fair about the copays because he's our life. we are john. so we need to, we need to to do something different. because if you are, we need to live, we need to live. that's right. what christmas comes in a challenging time in the philippines a week after typhoon ry left a trail of destruction. the storm displaced more than 600000

the leader of the roman catholic church is an a 5 day trip to greece. he celebrated mass in athens, after visiting refugees on the island of less boss. there he taught a campus country home to around 2000 people seeking asylum. migration has dominated his trip. if i key, there she now he'll be young. it is easy to stir up public opinion by instilling fear of others yet, why do we fail to speak with equal for herman's above the exploitation of the poor? about seldom mentioned, but often well financed towards about economic agreements was the people have to pay. yeah. about corporate deals to traffic in arms favoring the proliferation of the arm straight from the remote cars should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda. lena asylum seekers from cuba, now joining others from africa and asia, trying to enter the e u through greece. but they've been shut out of established procedures leaving them desperate for food and shelter. johnson police reports now from athens. one spends his days on his ph

the head of the roman catholic church is visiting greece. he celebrated mass in athens. after meeting refugees on the island of les boss, bear, he toured a camp that's home to around 2000 people seeking asylum. migration has dominated his visit. he fuck he does she nasty looking young? it is easy to stir up public opinion by instilling fear of others yet, why do we fail to speak with equal for herman's? about the exportation of the poor. about seldom mentioned, but often won't finance towards about economic agreements. we're the people have to pay about corporate deals to traffic in arms favoring the proliferation of the arm straight. the remote cars should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda with. and let's take you through some of the headlines here. now, jesse are now me and miles deposed. lead along sang sushi has been jailed for 4 years. she was charged with inciting dissent against the military and breeching crowd of virus rules. these are just 2 of a total of 11 charges against her florence louis has

i think moving on now and in his christmas blessing, the head of the roman catholic church has urged people to talk more to each other. speaking from its in painted square in the vatican, pope francis said only dialogue could sell conflicts whether within families or between nations. he drew attention to violence in syria, yemen, ukraine, and elsewhere. simon know if he knew the money, we continue to witness a great number of conflicts, crises and disagreements. these never seem to end by now. we hardly even noticed them. we have become so used to them that immense tragedies and now being passed over in silence. we risk not hearing the cry of pain and distress of so many of our brothers and sisters, christian communities around the world are doing their best to celebrate christmas . despite the pandemic churches in india's capital, new jelly brightly late, but summer main close to worship is and prayers have been held outside. the gates are open and go and chin i and people have been found liberating by seeing carols or christians in south korea gathered for socially distance service

the head of the roman catholic church is visiting greece and celebrated mass in athens. after meeting refugees on the island of les voss, while there he toured a camp that's home to around 2000 people seeking asylum. migration has dominated his visit. if i kid there she now a little bit young, it is easy to stir up public opinion by instilling fear of others. yet, why do we fail to speak with equal for herman's above the exploitation of the poor? about seldom mentioned, but often, well financed words about economic agreements were the people have to pay about corporate deals to traffic in arms favoring the proliferation of the arm street. the remote cars should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda. but our former u. s. presidential candidate bob dole has died at the age of 98. he represented the state of kansas for the republican party in the senate for 35 years. he unsuccessfully ran for the white house against bill clinton in 1996. it was announced earlier this year doll had been receiving treatment for lu

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the head of the roman catholic church is visiting greece. he celebrated mass in athens, after meeting refugees on the islands of less, on the, on the left, rather than he took a camp that home to around 2000 people seeking asylum, migration has dominated his visit. if i t does she nasty looking young, it is easy to stir up public opinion by a sterling fear of others. yet why do we fail to speak with equal for herman's? about the exploitation of the poor, about seldom mentioned, but often, well financed words about economic agreements were the people have to pay about cover deals to traffic in arms favoring the proliferation of the arm straight. the remote cause should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda. police in the belgian capital of used water cannon and fire tear gas to disperse crowds, protesting against pandemic restrictions. about 8000 people tried to reach the european union headquarters in brussels, but were blocked. let in barbara has more. a stand off in the belgian

celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic churchbelieved thatjesus was born. but for a second year running, the celebrations were without their usual international crowds because of a ban on foreign visitors, due to covid—19. a court in los angeles has ordered the former liverpool footballer daniel sturridge to pay more than £22,000 that's around thirty—thousand dollars, to a man who found his stolen dog. the striker had offered a reward for whoever helped to reunite him with his pomeranian — named lucci — but failed to pay up. sturridge was taken to court by foster washington who said he felt let down when the millionaire footballer failed to honour the reward. the eruption of the cumbre vieja volcano in the canary islands has finally come to an end, three months after it began spewing ash and lava. no—one was injured during the 85—day ordeal on the spanish island of la palma. but the volcano destroyed more than 1,300 homes, churches, and schools, and submerged hundreds of hectares of farmland. musicians ed sheeran and eltonjohn ha

the head of the roman catholic church said serving others is more important than seeking status or success. it's the 2nd time christmas eve mass has been held us and peters, basilica, and vatican. since the pandemic began. and it's really, it's an honor to get to see this during such a big holiday like this of the, the center of christianity and the biggest hall day of the year. so i think i'm lucky get to get to see this. and especially during covert, you know, so yeah i, i'm very, very honored to be here and i love it. very beautiful, very, i'm with you. now. we hope to return to what we call no malady, because this is not a life we can call normally by the stand it's we are just to that. so 2022 will free us. ok, i don't have a fair about colby's because he's our life. we are young, so we need to, we need to to do something different. because if you are, we need to live. we need to live. that's right. under the people of attended mass and bethlehem in the occupied westbank, smaller than usual crowds gathered for the festivities that the biblical birthplace of jesus christ. this year isr

celebrations have taken place in bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the roman catholic church in the region. the events culminated in a mass at the church of the nativity, built on the spot where it's believed thatjesus was born. ladbaby has made chart history by becoming the christmas number one for a record fourth consecutive year. proceeds from the parody track sausage rolls for everyone, will go to the trussell trust food banks, and the single features appearances from a few well—known faces, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. ed sheeran! and eltonjohn! ed sheeran! and elton john! two of music's _ ed sheeran! and eltonjohn! two of music's biggest names helping ladbaby cover one of their songs and helping them make history with the fourth christmas number one in a row. it's amazing that once again the great british publisher have backed us this year and oursong have backed us this year and our song and raised an incredible amount of money and shone a light on the trostle trust and the food banks of the uk and ijust, thank you, i cannot believe it, that

the head of the roman catholic church led christmas eve mass at saint peter's basilica and the vatican. the number of people who could attend was increased from last year, despite concerns of a spike of clothing, 19 cases in the city, and hundreds gathered from midnight mass and bethlehem and occupied with bank. the leader of the catholic church of the region. let a bigger service that was allowed last year. neither abraham has more. all these people here of gather to well some the last in fact you out of jerusalem yet, but the septic, the bad is arrival here. and now that beginning of the christmas celebration here battle i have, this is a sound were made. balancing is, will tell you, is like a way to lafayette to be because many believe that jesus christ was born here in battle now. but back to last year, numbers of people have been allowed to enter here. the major square is much more. it's a more festive season. last year. people weren't even allowed to attend this celebration here the square. now one element many palestinians would tell you is missing his tourism. this is a city th

after visiting refugees on the island of less balls, it is rare for a head of the roman catholic church to visit greece. it is the 1st time this is happening in 20 years because of the 1000 year old dispute with the eastern orthodox church. ah. just a quick look at the headlines stories now and incumbent nita dumb of barrows, been declared the winner of gambia as presidential election. he was 1st elected in 2016 and in 22 years of a ta chrissy on their president, jaya, jamie. but at least 3 of the opposition candidates are saying they reject the results. i'm at interest has the latest from been jewel.

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the faithful gathered to hear the leader of the roman catholic church.this all—important address. let's listen. translation: finlayson yellow he came like a whisper, like a murmur of a gentle breeze to fill with wonder at the heart of every man and woman who was open to this mystery. the word became flesh in order to dialogue with us. god does not desire to carry on a monologue rather odd dialogue. god himself father, son and holy spirit is dialogue and internal infinite communion of love. by internal infinite communion of love. by coming into the world, the person of the world made flesh, jesus, god shows us the way of encountering dialogue and he made that way incarnate in himself so that we might know it and follow it and trust in trust and hope. sisters and brothers, what would our world be like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together? in this time a pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdr

the head of the roman catholic church, lead christmas eve mass at the st. peter's. the silica the number of people who could attend was increased from last year, despite concerns of the spike. it covers 19 cases in the city. and the pandemic has cast a shadow of a christmas eve celebrations and bethlehem, and occupied with bank leaves alive pictures of midnight. mass of the sierra israel have banned almost all international travel, including to occupied palestinian territories. neither abraham has more all these people here of gather to welcome the latin battery out of jerusalem. yet the step, it's about his arrival here and now that beginning of the christmas celebration here battle i have, this is the sound we're may boston is, will tell you. is there a way to lafayette to be because many believe that the the sky was going to hear and back. now back to last year. numbers of people are allowed to enter here. the major square is much more. it's a more festive season. last year, people weren't even allowed to attend this celebration here in the square. now, one eleme

the head of the roman catholic church reminded the faithful that serving others is more important and seeking fatter. so success. it's a 2nd christmas. second time christmas eve laugh has been held at saint petersburg silica and the vatican. since japan demik began. the number of people who attended was increased from last year despite a spike in over 900 cases. in the 1500s of people joined midnight mass in bethlehem in the occupied westbank, small of unusual crowds gathered for the facilities and was believe to be the birthplace of jesus. normally christmas is beth and busiest toys season this year. israel has banned almost always national travel, including 2 occupied palestinian territories. flattered pakistan where communities in the north se mountain glaciers of putting their homes and livelihoods in danger . the country has more than $70000.00 ratios and more than anywhere else in the world except for the follow regions, but they're at risk of disappearing because of climate change. in part 2 of our special series on pakistan's water challenges or some been java re for some osha