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SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) -- A bad cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England, raising some concerns about her health....
CHICAGO (AP) -- It'll be a white Christmas for the northern Plains and some Western states, but forecasters warn blizzard conditions are likely to affect holiday travel....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Decrying the suffering in Syria, Pope Francis on Sunday wished Christmas peace and hope for all those scarred by war and terrorism, which he said is sowing "fear and death in the heart of many countries and cities."...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A powerful typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day, spoiling the biggest holiday in Asia's largest Catholic nation, where a governor offered roast pig to entice villagers to abandon family celebrations for emergency shelters....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump spent the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt, and weak....
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched for victims in the Black Sea after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff from Sochi. Investigators said they are looking into every possible cause for the crash, including a terror attack....
(Vatican Radio) Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Christmas Message Urbi et Orbi, to the City of Rome, and to the whole World: CHRISTMAS 2016URBI ET ORBIDear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas!Today the Church once again experiences the wonder of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph and the shepherds of Bethlehem, as they contemplate the newborn Child laid in a manger: Jesus, the Saviour.On this day full of light, the prophetic proclamation resounds:“For to us a child is born,To us a son is given.And the government will be upon his shoulder;and his name will be called“Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Is 9:6) The power of this Child, Son of God and Son of Mary, is not the power of this world, based on might and wealth; it is the power of love. It is the power which created the heavens and the earth, which gives life to all creation: to minerals, plants and animals; it is the force which attracts...
Vatican City, Dec 25, 2016 / 05:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing Christmas Day, Pope Francis prayed that the Child Jesus, also called the Prince of Peace, would bring a real and lasting peace to everyone suffering from violence and conflict around the world.The power of the Christ Child "is the power of service, which inaugurates in our world the Kingdom of God, a kingdom of justice and peace.”"For this reason, the birth of Jesus was accompanied by the angels’ song as they proclaimed: 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!'" Pope Francis said Dec. 25."Today this message goes out to the ends of the earth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war and harsh conflicts that seem stronger than the yearning for peace."Speaking to pilgrims from a balcony in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pope prayed by name for areas of the world which are affect...
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis on Sunday wished Christmas peace for people scarred by wars and for those who have lost loved ones to terrorism that he said is sowing "fear and death into the hearts of so many countries and cities."...
SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) -- A heavy cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England....
