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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A man dressed as Santa Claus gives a present to a child at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Dec. 25, 2017.
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A worshiper prays inside the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2017.
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People attend Christmas Eve Mass at a church in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dec. 24, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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A man decorates a 210 feet-long (64 meters) cake during Christmas celebrations at a consumer fair in Chandigarh, India, Dec. 25, 2017.