Pope Francis calls for "peace for Jerusalem" and "mutual trust" on the Korean peninsula as he focused on the suffering of children in conflicts across the world, in his traditional Christmas Day address "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and to the World") from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Christmas Celebrations Around the World
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Pope Francis waves to faithful during the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ' to the city and to the world') Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2017.
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Clergymen attend a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 25, 2017.
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Belarusian children perform in a Catholic church in the town of Dyatlovo, Belarus, Dec. 25, 2017.
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Pakistani police stand guard at a church during the Christmas Day mass in Lahore, Dec. 25, 2017.