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Pope Francis offers Christmas wishes for a better world
Pope Francis delivered the Urbi et Orbi message from St. Peter's Basilica calling for protection of Christians, battered women, trafficked children, and refugees, and urging peace in the Middle East and Africa. He cited Syria, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Iraq, and prayed for an end to violence as World War II era tones faded in a Vatican Christmas.
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