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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Christmas tree and Nativity sceneare symbols of God's love and hope, reminding us to contemplate the beauty ofcreation and welcome the marginalized, Pope Francis said.Baby Jesus, whose parents could find no decent shelter andhad to flee persecution, is a reminder of the "painful experience" ofso many migrants today, he said Dec. 9, just before the Vatican Christmas treewas to be lit and its Nativity scene was to be unveiled.Nativity scenes all over the world "are an invitationto make room in our life and society for God -- hidden in the gaze of so manypeople" who are living in need, poverty or suffering, he told peopleinvolved in donating the tree and creche for St. Peter's Square.The northern Italian province of Trent donated the 82-foot-tallspruce fir, which was adorned with ceramic ornaments handmade by childrenreceiving medical treatment at several Italian hospitals.The 55-foot-wide Nativity scene was donated by theg...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Nearly two weeks into a crushing blitz, Syrian forces and their allies have taken control of nearly all of what was once an opposition stronghold in eastern Aleppo, touching off a new wave of evacuations Friday and raising concerns about hundreds of men who have disappeared and are feared to have been seized by the government....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate pushed to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday as coal-state Democrats evoked President-elect Donald Trump in pleading for a more generous extension of health care benefits for retired miners....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn to an influential White House economic post, two people informed of the decision said Friday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is asking Energy Department employees detailed questions about the agency's operations and personnel, including a list of employees and contractors who attended international meetings on climate change over the past five years....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tending to party politics, President-elect Donald Trump is rallying supporters in Louisiana on Friday ahead of the state's Senate runoff election, aiming to pad the Republican majority he will inherit....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia's meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday....
LONDON (AP) -- Police overseeing the sex abuse scandal in British soccer say 83 potential suspects have been identified and linked to 98 clubs....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent will step down from that role next year and be succeeded by the company's No. 2 executive, at a time when people are drinking less sugary soda including its flagship Coke drink....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The Latest on the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye (all times local):...
