Pope’s Christmas Day blessing includes appeal for peace, denounces weapons industry

A man in white robes waves from a balcony. Another man stands next to him, smiling.

Pope Francis devoted his Christmas Day blessing to a call for peace in the world, noting that the biblical story of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem sent a message of peace. But he said Bethlehem “is a place of sorrow and silence” this year.

CBC | World News

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