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Pope Francis speaks after delivering his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In his Christmas Message to the world Pope Francis issued a heartfelt appeal for peace in many of the world rsquo s conflict areas He called in particular for an end to the violence and hatred that is spreading in the Holy Land and elsewhere in the Middle East as well as in several African countr
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Bishop Shomali: 'We hope that this wave of violence stops and more serious negotiations take place in view of a final settlement.'
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Greg Burke, an American, and Stefano D’Agostini, an Italian, are early personnel changes in Vatican's reform project.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope struck a very different tone this year, compared to last year when he lambasted 15 “curial diseases.”
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has nominated the well-known Irish monsignor Paul Tighe as a bishop and has appointed him as Adjunct-Secretary to the Pontifical Council of Culture The Vatican made the announcement on Dec 19 and said the Pope has named him to the titular episcopal See of Drivasto in Albania nbsp M
An anti-immigration protester holds up a sign as people take part in pro-immigration protest in the Manhattan borough of New York on Dec. 10. (CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters)
Dispatches
Kevin Clarke
"Policies of fear and inflammatory rhetoric will only offer extremists fertile soil."