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Christmas at the Vatican (11 images)

Pope Francis delivers Christmas messages to the world from the Vatican. In a Christmas Day speech to a crowd at St. Peter's Square, he called for fraternity around the world. The pope delivered his traditional Christmas Eve mass the night before at St. Peter's Basilica.



Pope Francis kisses a statue of the baby Jesus during Christmas Eve mas on Monday at St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi (for the city and the world) Christmas Day message. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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The pope prayed for peace and renewed brotherhood for parts of the world experiencing conflict. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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During his Christmas address, the pope said, "God is a good father and we are all brothers and sisters," adding, "without Jesus' gift of fraternity, what we do to build a more just world would be soulless and empty." Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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