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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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, with Prince Philip, right, leave following the traditional Christmas Day church service, at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Dec. 25, 2017.
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An Indian girl prays during the midnight Christmas Mass at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Lucknow, India, Dec. 25, 2017.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak on the phone with children as they track Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Dec. 24, 2017.
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Iraqi Christians light candles after a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Joseph's Church in Baghdad, Dec. 24, 2017.