Pope Francis delivered his first "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Pope Francis spoke from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to
some 70,000 cheering tourists, pilgrims, and Romans in the square below.
‘True peace is not a balancing of opposing forces. It’s not a lovely
facade which conceals conflicts and divisions,’’ the pope said.
Swiss guards in their traditional uniforms watched Pope Francis.
Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I lead a Christmas mass at the
Greek Orthodox patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey.
Carabinieri, Italian special police, arrived in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
A Christian worshipper prayed during the Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
A Christian worshipper used her iPad to take photos during a Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity.
A worshipper in a Santa hat prayed during the Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity .
A Romanian woman held a burning candle in the Orthodox church of Malaia village, about 150 miles north-west of Bucharest, Romania.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II received gifts from children in Sandringham, England.
Pakistani Christians attended mass in Karachi. Christians make up about 1.6 percent of Pakistan’s population.
Indonesian Javanese Christians children prepared to perform during the Rainwater ritual known as 'Ngunduh Hujan' as part of a Christmas celebration.
Carabinieri, Italian special police, arrived in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
A Christian worshipper prayed during the Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
A Christian worshipper used her iPad to take photos during a Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity.
A worshipper in a Santa hat prayed during the Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity .
A Romanian woman held a burning candle in the Orthodox church of Malaia village, about 150 miles north-west of Bucharest, Romania.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II received gifts from children in Sandringham, England.
Pakistani Christians attended mass in Karachi. Christians make up about 1.6 percent of Pakistan’s population.
Indonesian Javanese Christians children prepared to perform during the Rainwater ritual known as 'Ngunduh Hujan' as part of a Christmas celebration.
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