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Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Source: AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 25, 2013 | World
Vatican City, Reuters-Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, on Tuesday urged people to shun pride and selfishness and open up their hearts to God and their fellow man. Francis, who last March became...
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A Greek Orthodox priest lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, as preparations for Christmas celebrations get underway in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on December 23, 2013. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 24, 2013 | Middle East
Bethlehem, AP—Thousands of worshipers and tourists from around the world flocked Tuesday to Jesus’s birthplace in Bethlehem, as the Middle East reels from conflicts and Pope Francis celebrates his first Christmas mass. Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch will lead...
