-- as vatican ii did? >> i don't think so. it's not a change not order of the mass. the outline of the mass has not changed one bit. the words we use have changed. if someone wants to get really upset because we're saying of one being and they kneel is enough for them to leave the church, i think there are probably other issues that they had before that. i think it is kind of -- it brings out a lot of change and a lot of old history and emotions. it's okay. there's nothing wrong with it. i've never heard someone say i'm leaving the church because of this. the bishops in the united states and in the world have made a concerted effort to prepare people for this vatican ii was a shotgun approach. some parishes switched to english and others would not. and so it was a malicious mash. and it -- a mishmash. we have worked for 18 months to get this right. we've had workshops and articles in the catholic san francisco and it's been on cnn. you go on to the yahoo and they're talking about the new mass, which is gre

what is that doing in the vatican library?llins: we don't know how they ended up here in the vatican. it may be that some spy, maybe one of my priestly predecessors, may have stolen these letters and brought them to rome to present in the case if a trial was made for henry's request for a divorce. >> safer: but the church refused to let henry divorce catherine of aragon so he could marry anne. he married her anyway, broke with rome, and took control of the church of england. the country was largely converted to the protestant faith. >> celenza: this is one of the moments in the 16th century that leads to the fracturing of christianity, and to much of the bloodshed and the wars that, especially, the later 16th century was known for. >> safer: as man explored the planet, a scientific revolution was also under way. by the mid-17th century, navigators had mapped much of the world in remarkable detail. >> roth: rio de janeiro. cuzco. mexico city. >> safer: galileo turned his eyes and his telescope on the heavens. here, from 1612, a

. >> the vatican says the mass is now more, authentic.ore accurately reflecting the meaning of the original latin. >> will the changing of this frequently used dialogue be easy? sem se certainly not. >> in the current translation, we say i have sinned through my own fault. now we're going to say i have greatly sinned. and then they're going to reenforce this because they've added through my fault, through my fault, through my most fault. and you say i get it. it's my fault. i get it. and you're trying to -- some of the changes don't fall trippingly off the tongues. in the creed, for example, the part about jesus being one with the father becomes substantial with the father. >> it's a $50 word. imagine the third grader trying to do this? because the third grade is where they teach the creed. >> presently translated as the lord be with you and also with you. >> and also with you becomes and with your spirit. other changes are more extensive. >> indeed, as you can see, the entire hymn is reimagined and restructured. >> for priests, the mass

. >>> in his christmas day messageat the vatican the pope pleaded for peace and called for an end tohe bloodshed in syria where 5000 people have been killed in pro democracysy confrontations this year. >> the vatican constem condemned bombingin nigeria. charlie has the latest. the bomber struck as worshippers gathered for christmas mass. families, children in their sunday best. 35 people were killed and 50 injured in one bomb blast alone. >> you can see so many familiesgone. the whole households gone. >> the emergency crews struggledto cope with the number of victims. st. ter theresa was the worst hit. >> the nigerian authoritiesreported five bombings including three churches and a government security building. it may have been even worse. the military spokesman says police caught some attackers with unexploded bombs. the al qaeda group claimed responsible for the bombing and local christian residents promise revenge. they killed 61 people in attacks last week. today's bombings will he is calculate the tension between muslims and christians in africa's most populous nation. >>> the h

later, the vatican condemned a christmas bombings in churches in nigeria. charlie dageda has the latest. >> reporter: the bomber struck as worshippers gathered for christmas mass-- families, children in their sunday best. at least 35 people were killed and 50 injured in one bomb blast alone. >> you can see so many families gone. the whole households gone. >> reporter: the emergency crews struggled to cope with the number of victims. st. theresa's was the worst hit. the nigerian authorities reported five bombings, including three churches and a government security building. it might have been even worse. the military spokesman says police caught some attackers with unexploded bombs. boco haram, the al qaeda group, claimed responsibility for the bombings, and local christian residents promise revenge. boco haram killed 61 people in attacks last week. today's bombings will raise the tensions between muslims and christians in africa's most populous nation. >> the hacking movement anonymous says it's hacked the web site of stratfor, a texas think-tank, and stole

coming out of this second vatican council was a document called nostra aetate, meaning "in our times.is a revolutionary document. and basically what this document says is any attempt to try to present the jews as cursed or rejected by god is illegitimate from a christian point of view. it's not what christianity teaches. and that the covenant between god and the jewish people is an eternal covenant, never broken, never to be broken, quoting paul in support of this position. and for the first time, the catholic church, in this document, publicly condemned anti-semitism, regardless of where it may come from. martin luther in his old age wrote some of the most despicable anti-jewish pamphlets that have ever been written. and that's painful for a lutheran to read that stuff. so that, for example, in the united states a couple of years ago, there was an official statement by the evangelical lutheran church in america which said this is a shameful part of luther, and let us say it openly and not try to explain it away. there has been this remarkable attempt at repentance, self-correction on

and at the vatican pope benedict and at the vatican pope benedict lit a can candle in his window. the pope said the simplicity of christ birth is being obscured by christmas. >> axelrod: coming up on tonight's cbsnews. an iraqi translator fearing for his life after the departure of the u.s. troops he helped. >> hi i am tech sergeant onica banks and i want to give a shout-out to my family in san antonio texas. i love you, i miss you, merry christmas, happy holidays. >> axelrod: it didn't take long but within days of the last u.s. troops leaving iraq's a wave of violence swept through baghad this week. at least 16 bombs exploded thursday in shiite neighborhoods, killing about 70 people and wounding another 200. last week we met one iraqi worried about his safety because he had worked for the americans. in a follow-up tonight elizabeth palmer tells us about his spiking fear. >> reporter: just days after the u.s. withdrew the last troops from iraq and the political battle raging between the shiite prime minister and suni vice president, this new violence invoked fears that this countr

and then the vatican arranged for her to get religious asylum in canada. these days, the former high school science teacher walks with a limp from her wound, but she is safe in toronto. and she now prays freely at a church where mass is celebrated with this mostly iraqi congregation. canada takes in more iraqi refugees per capita than any other country in the world, including the untied states. why does canada take in so many refugees? >> these are people whose churches have been destroyed, whose daughters have been violated, whose priests have been beheaded. >> reporter: rev. majed el shafie received religious asylum in canada and now lives in toronto. majed says he was tortured and imprisoned in his native egypt for being a christian activist. he says one of his torturers carved out this cross on his upper back. today he runs a human rights group, one free world international. its goal is to raise awareness of and arrange help for persecuted christians like raja. egyptian christians, like iraqi christians, have been the victims of violent attacks. and th

overseas, meanwhile, at the vatican, pope benedict xvi called for peace in the middle east as part of the annual christmas address. he takes a look at some of the other celebrations around the world. >> reporter: the holiday lights made the city that never sleeps even brighter this christmas. in new york city they went all out with the festive decorations and displays. in washington, d.c., the u.s. botanical garden got into the holiday spirit by designing this winter wonderland. while some of us enjoyed a white christmas, these south african residents took to the beach to celebrate their holidays. now to the middle east for preparing christmas and the christian pilgrims are visiting the place that people believe jesus christ was born. >> reporter: in baghdad, iraq, some residents attended a church service without the traditional market. christmas in germany wouldn't be the same. plays, bakeries, riots are some of the -- rides are some of the main attractions. and that must be certified for them to bring the christmas joy in germany. pope benedict xvi celebrated midnight mass in the va

. >> reporter: father thomas doyle specializes in church law and wants once worked for the vatican'sbassy in washington d.c. he is now an outspoken critic of the church and says what happened in phoenix points to an unfolding trend within the church. >> it tells me that within the hierarchy there is a great deal of fear, that there is almost an obsession with control, that there's an inability i think to deal with the 21st century and the bishop in phoenix is not unique. there are many many like him. >> reporter: take archbishop allen in detroit who has spoken against the american catholic council. a group promoting change within the church including the order nation of women. or the u.s. conference of bishops. they've critiqued and investigated the writings of sister elizabeth johnson, a temperature tonight theologian whose book has become popular among liberal catholics. some see these events taken together as symptomatic of a larger effort to reverse reforms set down by the 1960s advisory council that came to be known as vatican 2. reforms which back then were seen as an effort to

before mass, the vatican unveiled its much-anticipated annual nativity scene. in china, hundreds of catholics attended services. only 25 million are christians. in this season of peace, activists in south korea floated giant balloons carrying boxes of socks over the border to north koreans. the socks were as much a political statement as they were a gift. >> we're directly helping the people over there because the system right now does not work in their favor. they don't get any aid. >> reporter: for the six astronauts and cosmonauts on board the international space station, it will literally be christmas around world, over and over. they'll orb that the globe 16 times. >> so on behalf of the crew on bard the international space station, we wish everyone on planet earth a happy, safe and most of all peaceful holiday season. >> reporter: santa, too, is spreading holiday cheer at a record pace. according to the official santa tracker, volunteers fielded more phone calls from children saturday than ever before. and santa's facebook page received nearly a billion l

in later years he became the media voice and face of the vatican. nbc viewers may remember him as longtime nbc news contributor and the voice of the christmas midnight mass from the vatican for a quarter century on the air here. cardinal john foley was 76 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, chelsea clinton goes home to arkansas and comes home with a terrific story about one person making a difference for lots of others. >>> and finally here tonight we welcome yet another new colleague, chelsea clinton, now a special correspondent for nbc news. she'll be contributing to our regular feature around here making a difference. also to "rock center" in prime time. tonight chelsea has a story about one generous woman who has devoted everything to making a difference for children in the town of pine bluff, arkansas. chelsea, welcome. >> thank you, brian. i'm very happy to be here. we met an extraordinary woman who's been lifting up the lives of hundreds of kids in arkansas. her words and her work are a true inspiration. she's been called a miracle

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in later years he became the media voice and face of the vatican. nbc viewers may remember him as longtime nbc news contributor and the voice of the christmas midnight mass from the vatican for a quarter century on the air here. cardinal john foley was 76 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, chelsea clinton goes home to arkansas and comes home with a terrific story about one person making a difference for lots of others. how do you say... welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs, boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say boursin? you spend all day cooking it. so why spend even a moment considering any broth but swanson? the broth cooks trust most to make the meal folks spend all year waiting for. in stuffing and more, the secret is swanson. an investment

chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have a great problem when they come to a concert of classical music and view it as this is supposed to be serious music. this is not serious music and i would ask to you laugh. you are welcome to laugh. you may laugh. you need to practice laughing. we can progress -- all right. now, for those of you that find laughing difficult ladies and gentlemens you can at this timtiter in a nice way andf you want to be butch about it do the manly thought. please this isn't a work of aesthetic value it should be seen as humorous. as i of practicing this piece i can assure you and my ability for tongue t

that in in ireland for example they threw out the embassy in the irish embassy was removed from the vatican and. because of the catholic priest pedophile scandal it finally went too far and the irish people said we can't support this any longer and they pulled their embassy out of the vatican they were quite ashamed by that now they found the i.m.f. is doing the same thing to the financial system as these pedophile priests are doing to the religious system so i mean there's got to be an outrage i don't understand it i mean is it my my own thought is that underneath that as working as a stockbroker myself for many years i know that one of the keys in understanding these crimes is that the victims of financial fraud like in iceland or ireland or greece they tend to blame themselves is this the case to the icelandic people blame themselves for having been financially raped by the i.m.f. and others you know one of the problems we have a nice one do not think this goes for many of the contras as well is that the press is not you know the reporting on what's actually going on what the what the re

and the arab people said we can't support this any longer and they pulled their embassy out of the vatican they were quite ashamed by that now the fact the i.m.f. is doing the same thing to the financial system as these pedophile priests are doing to the religious system so i mean there's got to be an outrage i don't understand it i mean is it my of my own thought is that underneath as working as a stockbroker myself for many years i know that one of the keys in understanding these crimes is that the victims of financial fraud like in iceland or ireland or greece they tend to blame themselves is this the case to the icelandic people blame themselves for having been financially raped by the i.m.f. and others you know one of the problems we have or no one do not think this goes for many other countries as well is that the press is not you know it reporting on what's actually going on what the what the reasons are. actually has been going on in the banks is not as good as one could wish and i mean i think in iceland as in many other places there's there's the we call it through there plus plu

pope benedict celebrated midnight mass and the vatican and offered an annual christmas message of peace to the world. >>grant: how long would you wait in line to see this elaborate holiday display? cars lined up for more than a mile to see decorated homes. trees at his home near palm beach gardens. one person does nearly all of the decorating. it is quite a project. >>kimberlee: we have a ministry stakes taking place. this one is for all of you music lovers. we're given 08 years of premium tickets to see cold play at the age of the pavilion. in order to enter, visit the kron4 facebook fan page. there is a link on our facebook page that says cold plate. in order to enter the contest he must like our facebook fan page. the root will receive a signed copy of the latest novel. this its >>grant: social media continue to create news in 2011. your is a look back at the year's social media. >> more apps, gadgets and better ways to connect >> today marks the beginning of walt will call launching season. >> facebook partnered with sky is it global made its foray into social network. pat >> these

coming out of this second vatican council was a document called nostra aetate, meaning "in our times.is a revolutionary document. and basically what this document says is any attempt to try to present the jews as cursed or rejected by god is illegitimate from a christian point of view. it's not what christianity teaches. and that the covenant between god and the jewish people is an eternal covenant, never broken, never to be broken, quoting paul in support of this position. and for the first time, the catholic church, in this document, publicly condemned anti-semitism, regardless of where it may come from. martin luther in his old age wrote some of the most despicable anti-jewish pamphlets that have ever been written. and that's painful for a lutheran to read that stuff. so that, for example, in the united states a couple of years ago, there was an official statement by the evangelical lutheran church in america which said this is a shameful part of luther, and let us say it openly and not try to explain it away. there has been this remarkable attempt at repentance, self-correction on

topping the news on this special christmas sunday, hope for peace from the vatican. pope benedict praying for peace around the world during a traditional christmas day mass. >> and believe it or not, it is still not too late to squeeze in some holiday shopping. at least not on line. retailers are hoping that last minute offers can reel in shoppers at least on the web. >> and "home for the holidays" cameras rolling as the military dad makes it back to his family just in time for christmas. >> but first, one of our top stories today, a deadly day of terrorism is unfolding in west africa. there have been a series of explosions across nigeria targeting at least two churches on this christmas day. reports of nearly three dozen people dead so far. live in our newsroom in new york with the very latest. what have we learned? >> a radical muslim group which loosely translated means western education is sinful has claimed responsibility for the five christmas day attacks targeting churches. analysts say the nigeria group is modelled after the taliban movement in afghanistan. t

. >>> in the vatican's continued its tradition and rows of blue lights eliminated the vatican christmas but three came from a remote area of the carper abn mountains. representatives of the catholic church attended the ceremony today. this seems to be the generosity trend of the year. >>> it few unsuspecting families found someone has paid for their presence. in asheville, n.c., a woman wants in and paid $1,000 toward customers alike away bills. >> i told them that sansom had given them a gift. if they would like to come to the store and find out what their gift was that we would appreciate it. cooks in indiana, a woman paid the layaway bills for more than 200 people and distributed $50 bills to other customers in the store. >>> dozens of d.c. elementary school students attended the christmas party for 60 children in savoy elementary. they got to meet santa and received a gift bags stuffed with clothes and toys. >> that is at present 5:00, at 6:00 -- down to the wire. trying to avoid another potential government shutdown. they still have more work to do. >> storm watch. rain in the regi

this year pope benedict switched on the lights to the vatican christmas tree. the tree extends up a hillside for 820 yards in italy. this has been a tradition to light the tree on december 7. the pope said me everyone become the light to those next to him. >> mitt romney attacks president obama. he's trying to convince the party he is conservative enough to be their nominee. >> losing ground and running at a time, mitt romney is fighting to convince conservatives he is the man to take on president obama. >> i don't think he understands america. >> mitt romney when on the offensive in a forum in washington. he was well received as he slammed the president for being too tough on israel. >> he seems to be more generous to our enemies. that is the tendency of somebody who is unsure of their own strengths. ismitt romney's strange waning -- strength is waning at the wrong time. >> how many of you believe we need fundamental change? >> conservatives questioned whether mitt romney is conservative enough. >> he is now attacking the speaker on family values. >> i will be

. >> the vatican is the sacred heart of marian devotion.true under pope john paul ii and with good reason. on may 13th, 1981, the pope was shot in st. peter's square and barely survived. rescued from death, he believed, by mary's hand. >> i believe and i am sure he believes it, too, that it was the virgin of fatima that saved him. yes, i think he believes it. the pope has said once to my bishop that he comes to fatima every day. ♪ >> fatima is the town in portugal where the catholic church believes this image of the virgin mary appeared to three shepherd children on may 13, 1916, 65 years to the day that the pope was nearly killed by this bullet. the virgin mary also gave three secrets to the children. the first, a vision of hell. the second, the need to defeat communism in russia. and the third, a prediction too terrible to reveal. then, in the year 2000, pope john paul revealed the secret. >> it was about a figure in white being wounded. it wasn't a precise prophecy of what happened to the pope in 1981 but it was kind of a vague picture t

. >> coming up, celebrating christmas at the vatican and around the world. what other nations are doing tonight. >> plus, caroling trucker style. >> and coming up at 11:30, the hot new movies to ring in the holidays. what 0 to see and what to avoid. >> christmas eve, get ready for a very cold night. a hard freeze in the forecast for tonight through christmas morning. bundle up. talk about your christmas day forecast and maybe some rain in the accuweather seven-day forecast. all of that straight ahead. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> millions are celebrating christmas here and arounds the world. >> for some zonings it's a bitter sweet christmas eve. >> tears of joy in ft. had, texas, family members got home just in time for christmas. other soldiers weren't so lucky. troops are leaving georgia for a new tour of duty in afghanistan. >> just another people supporter, especially during the holiday season. away from our families. >> they will join tens of thousands of soles fighting in afghanistan. some attended church services

and at the vatican pope benedict lit a can can't candle. >>> coming up on tonight's cbsnews. an iraqi translator fearing for his life after the departure of the u.s. troops he helped. >>> hi i want to give a shoutout to my family in san antonio texas. i love you, i miss you, merry christmas, happy holidays. >>> it didn't take long withindays of the last u.s. troops leaving iraq's a wave of violence swept through baghad this week. 16 bombs exploded killing 70 people and wounding another 200. last week we met one iraqi worried about his safety because he worked were the americans. in a follow-up elizabeth palmer talks about his spiking gear. >> days after the u.s. withdrewthe last troops from iraq and the political battle raging this new violence invoked fears that this country may be headed for a civil war. the bombs hit too close to home for a man we call terry. man we met last week in baghdad who worked with the army fighting fraud and reconstruction projects. he asked that we conceal his identity to protect him. >> what did you do for theunited states. >> i helped distingui

and at the vatican pope benedict lit a can can't candle. >>> coming up on tonight's cbsnews. an iraqi translator fearing for his life after the departure of the u.s. troops he helped. >>> hi i want to give a shoutout to my family in san antonio texas. i love you, i miss you, merry christmas, happy holidays. >>> it didn't take long withindays of the last u.s. troops leaving iraq's a wave of violence swept through baghad this week. 16 bombs exploded killing 70 people and wounding another 200. last week we met one iraqi worried about his safety because he worked were the americans. in a follow-up elizabeth palmer talks about his spiking gear. >> days after the u.s. withdrewthe last troops from iraq and the political battle raging this new violence invoked fears that this country may be headed for a civil war. the bombs hit too close to home for a man we call terry. man we met last week in baghdad who worked with the army fighting fraud and reconstruction projects. he asked that we conceal his identity to protect him. >> what did you do for theunited states. >> i helped distingui

peters square in vatican city.contributor. >> it's not a competing message, i don't compete-- >> his message in part was a warning about the overcommercialization of christmas. do you share that sentiment and warning. >> yes, if we ourselves commercialize our celebration of christmas we've missed the meaning, right? the pope says that the hidden-- the meaning of christmas can be hidden behind the commercialization, but no, there's nothing wrong with stores, having a good sale. nothing wrong with businesses trying to make money. it's up to us to take personal leadership and as parents, to take leadership in the family and say what is the true meaning of christmas. >> exactly. >> and pass on those traditions. >> that's a very good thing to say, there's a proverb, ru ruinnation, starts in the homes of the people. and the greatness of our nation should be realize. >> and me and my family i've told you before. the most impressive thing for christmas is running down the stairs to the christmas presents and my dad stoppin

the vatican calling cruelty and absurd blind hatred showing no respect for human life.eanwhile, pope benedict blessing thousands of people during his christmas message this morning. the pontiff prayed that aid would come to the world torn by bloodshed. he wants middle east peace talks to resume. he urges those to continue suffering from famine in africa. last night, the pope resided over christmas eve service. he talked about the commercialization of christmas and urged faith to look beyond the superficial glitter to discover its true meaning. to bethlehem where this morning christians celebrated mass at the church of the nate tift. the church is the birth place of jesus. there was midnight mass on christmas eve. halfway around the globe, troops and despite the festive mood, it's hard to be away from their families, but they are proud to be with their families. >> my mom and my children who i've missed very, very much. >> my first time in operation christmas so far and it's different because i'm not with my family. >> the british royal family attended christmas at their

. >>> coming up, christmas goes high-tech at the vatican.nd tom kierein will come back with a look at the weekend ahead. >>> and then at 3:00, the gift of giving. >>> you could call this a bit of an unplanned fire drill. a squirrel was caught pulling the fire alarm at a elementary school. he gets up on the wall and hangs on the lever setting off the alarm. the squirrel remains a legend at the manatee county school district and has been used to justify extra money for the maintenance department. >>> and now astraastraun myrrhs looking at this video on youtube. it shows a flare, revealing the object. it was invisible until the flare hit it. but it's not proof of alien life, but instead just a glitch with the telescope. they did say not proof, but maybe they are thinking they want to keep an eye on this. >>> and then the pope flipped the switch for the vatican for the christmas display. 1,000 colored lights are placed on the hillside of a mountain in the shape of a tree. before lighting the tree, the pope said may everybody become a light for t

we will take to celebrations at home and at the vatican. a special celebration for a maryland family after another gives her daughter the gift of life. that part warming story tonight. the gop presidential hopefuls will be absent from the ballot in one state on super >> it is a look at the 7-day forecast. we will have cold temperatures in the morning around 29 to start. we will be in the 50's in the afternoon with plenty sunshine. the next chance for rain will be tuesday. i feel like we look like a holiday performance tonight. >> we should take a picture. >> that is it for >> this is an editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> he calls himself the voice of reason. all this called ron smith a friend. he spent most of his life with the wbal family. first is a tv news anchor between 1973 and 1980. after a brief break from broadcasting working as a stockbroker, he returned to wbal in radio in 1985. he began a new career as a talk- show host. he had no problem taking on both political parties. he succeeded by staying on top o

. >> christmas eve mass is under way at the vatican.nd thousands of pilgrims are on hand at basilica to hear pope benedict xvi. >> heather: showdown over the payroll tax cut had repercussions for 2012. >> and stunning development in virginia. failing to make the primary ballot. peter doocy has more from washington. >> to get on the ballot for the virginia gop primary you need 10,000 signatures including 400 from all counties in the state. governor perry and gingrich didn't do that. they will not be on the ballot in virginia. now front runner newt gingrich only a failed system excludes four out of six major candidates seeking access to the ballot. voters deserve the right to vote for a candidate. we will work with the republican party of virginia to pursue an aggressive write-in campaign to make sure that all voters are able to vote for the candidate of their choice. perly campaign is looking at the law whether an appeal or challenge is warranted. they say it's an isolated situation and it won't affect the governor's ability to get on th