the standard of living is very low. >> rome was virtually gone. >> as rome falls, and constantinoble flourishes, much of the church's terminology becomes greek instead of latin. the bishop of rome begins to be referred to with the greek word for father, papas, or pope. during this period of barbarian invasions, there is no centralized government left in rome. the church is the only institution capable of addressing the needs of its suffering community. >> this is a time when the pope is not just a head of the church. he's also the ruler of rome. >> the people of rome were enormously dependent on the church as a state. not as a church that oversaw the relationship between god and man. but as a church that oversaw food, water, safety. >> but powerful pagan families looking to control the fallen city see an opportunity. with no official means of protection, the papacy is about to come you saunder direct atta. in america, the zip code you're born in can determine your future. but no matter what neighborhood you grow up in, the y creates opportunities for all. for a better us, donate to y

you cannot go to rome and say that peter did not make it to rome. rome was forever changed by the life of peter. >>> he's the disciple, famous for a lack of faith. >> seeing is believing, or else. >> but he is transformed by the sight of the risen christ. >> my god! >> a convinced skeptic is the strongest kind of believer. >> an ancient tradition claims jesus sends him on a terrifying journey to the ends of the earth. he is martyred. his relics scattered. but did the most reluctant apostle triumph over fear?

rome, and now there is no pope in rome. >> the romans learned, somewhat reluctantly, that the city depended on the presence of the papacy to flourish, to become anything more than just a bit of a wreck. >> fed up with the sheltered confines of avignon, pope urban v decides that the papacy has lost sight of its spiritual purpose and must return to the bones of st. peter in rome. >> urban v, a reform-minded pope, is appalled by the luxury. he was appalled by the self-indulgence in avignon. he announced to the cardinals that they could only have one course at dinner rather than their usual ten-course bafrpg wet. it had increasingly become clear that as long as the papacy was tied to the fortunes of any country, that the ability to act as a spir attual leader would be seriously compromised. he was convicted that the papacy ned needed to return to its home in rome, but it was not an easy transition. >> the cardinals who had become used to their indulgent lifestyle in avignon did not appreciate the rundown conditions in the fallen city. but pope urban v and his successor, another frenchman, grego

the vilified in rome was commissioned by the bank i grossly know cheap and built by . it is seen as the ultimate expression of the high renaissance and with its perspectives hole it features a room of tom boy painting. the walls soft covered with scenes from the life of an example of a great book first catches the eye is a writing messenger with flowing cloaks in the form of a white friend giving the impression of wings. the messenger is part of a historical allegorical depiction of the wedding of alexander to the persian princess roxanne that at the center alexander appears and hands the princess the crowd the real focus that was the heavenly messenger half and half archangel gabriel. alexander is typical of the newly awakened interest in mythical historical figures during the sixteenth century the small angels which look like baroque cupid's a borrowed from the pagan classical era. in classical times cupid's when love calls to picture the small voice. the author of christendom. makes them into anonymous angels and and celery figures they reveal the meaning and intent

a center for the university of rome is built and michaelangelo draws plans to rebuild st. peter's basilica. >> one just has to live with the paradox with these things. they are the product of sin but they are not themselves sinful. they are wonderful and the world is better for them. >> narrator: borgia commissions so many works of art in the name of god and his family that the image modern christianity has come to associate with jesus christ is said to be modeled after his oldest son chesere. but while alexander vi continues to collect bribes and adorn the vatican, an old rival hatches a plan to take him down. >> the man who turns out to be the real nemesis is julian know della rovere. >> he's an angry man in contrast to alexander vi's nature which by everybody's agreement was immensely charming. >> their rivalry dates back to when they were young cardinal bus when borgiapapacy in 1492, della rovere becomes obsessed. >> he basically leaves roam to sulk. >> della rovere exiled himself to france and attached himself to the french court and tried to work against pope alexand

is in ruins. >> after that, it took half a century to rebuild rome. >> narrator: though rome is destroyed and half of europe has abandoned catholicism for lutheranism, the pope is determined to strengthen what is left of the catholic empire. but despite his best efforts to revive the splintering church, another threat to papal power brews in england. >> henry viii was a fascinating, extremely complicated individual. >> henry viii had the biggest ego in the kingdom of england. he was also a clever man, talented, good-looking when he was young, and like many teenagers he never quite coped with growing up. >> narrator: henry viii has ruled england since he was 18 years old, and as a young, charismatic monarch -- he's used to getting what he wants. >> henry was married to the daughter of ferd nant ainand an isabella of spain. >> narrator: henry's marriage to catherine of aragon is a important political alliance. he finds his marriage to her problematic. >> they had been together for 20 years and she had managed to produce one living daughter. >> he was very sensitive to the fact that he hadn'

state religion of the roman empire at a time when it was already beginning to collapse the city of rome the capital was a civilized metropolis of millions whose standards of living and represented the pinnacle of human history. the roman empire has placed themselves on the same level as the gods even today we talk of their buildings and legacies as monumental which also means overwhelming. different baptist because two of the christianity whether it likes it or not is also an add to the roman empire they were temporally contingents the roman empire had a claim to universality to christianity also claims universality and translated it into the commandment to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation because the condition. of the first images the first pictorial symbols arose alongside the script when the christian or a trees in rome was still hidden underground in the catholic or. these pictures were different from those of pre-christian i am ticketing and portrayed angels wearing halos instead of winged messengers with laurel reeds but in the beginning there were very few

most harbored the hope that one day rome would be ousted. >> the people did not believe that cesar was sovereign. they believed that god was sovereign. >> pilate is immediately confronted by the challenges of the job. >> close today one, he tried to take the roman standards into the temple precinct. of course this caused a huge riot. >> this is a very antagonistic act because these displays efforts of the emperor and to the jews, this is heresy and blasphemy. >> protesters from jerusalem trek over 70 miles to pilate's palace. after five days, pilate calls out his troops. >> he expects that they are going to just disband because who wouldn't disband when there's a threat of death so eminently? instead, the jews bear their necks to pilate. and they say that they are willing to die for the law if necessary. pilate realizes he's been outmaneuvered, he might be prepared to execute a few people here, but he doesn't want to massacre people. >> it's interesting that pilate backs down. does this show astute political judgment or just show that he's perhaps a little more weak-willed than he migh

the first step towards a self-contained christian iconography of angels didn't take place in rome in the fourth century a.d. the roman empire collapsed into two hobs rome and the western part of the empire was overrun by the goths then reconquered by eastern roman by xantia in the mid six century rome became a provincial city of the buys and time empire with rivera as its capital. this is where the first systematic pictorial history of the still young christendom as a synthesis of greek philosophy and the christian doctrine of salvation was developed. did private love as it is of youth as a simple we took at least part of the high number three is normally reserved as a symbol of the day it is this not in the old testament we also have angel often essentially when the prophet is equal or i desire allowed to look up to heaven they see being surrounding got a few they are either ordered in groups of four or have four facets for example equal like lion like or human like beings and older figures. are few it is something that was imported from the babylonian iconography and integrated int

. >> she is likely to have left from rome. to reach jerusalem is almost 2000 miles over land. >> for an elderly lady, helena was in her 70s at this point, this journey is an enormous undertaking. >> it is so unbelievably far away. in the american context, if new york is rome, jerusalem is something like guam, or american samoa. >> but by all accounts, helena is a remarkable woman. >> we know only a couple of things about the empress helena. we know that she was christian, and we know that she was a commoner. and yet she gets together with a traveling roman and gives birth to the man who will one day become emperor of rome. >> since its creation in 27 b.c., the roman empire has been ruled by pagans. then in 312 a.d., helena's son constantine has a dramatic change of faith. >> the story goes that on the eve of a great battle outside rome, he has a vision. >> he sees a cross of light in the sky and he hears a voice tell him, by this you will conquer. he takes it to mean by the symbol of the cross. by christianity, he's going to b

in rome francis is given his traditional to be at or to be christmas day message to the city of rome and to the world from the balcony of st peter's basilica the head of the roman catholic church said the universal message of christmas was that god is a good father and be our brothers and sisters people to put aside partisan interests and look for political solutions to wars and conflict and francis used his christmas eve mass to call on christians to lead a simpler life during this festive time when the focus is often on gifts and feasting the pontiff told worshippers in st peter's that they should give up greed and gluttony and remember to share. in front of some ten thousand followers in sin peter's basilica pope francis continued the theme of his papacy criticizing consumerism and its impact on humanity francis made his message direct and personal. let us ask ourselves do i really need all these material objects and complicated additions to live. can i manage without all these unnecessary extras and live a life of greater simplicity. condemning the widening gap between rich and p

in rome people in the developed world to lead a simpler life. and leave you with more christmas pictures from around the world celebrating a day of feasting and fun stay with us. thanks . i'm not laughing at the germans well i guess somebody down but mostly i'm laughing with them do the german think deep into the german culture of the new ridiculous drama day oh here you go it's all about who you know i'm right join me for me to everybody don't be a fool and. every journey begins with the first step and every language the first words i heard from the.

that is why we are in rome — to say no to these racist policies. in recent weeks, italy passed a new law making it easier to deport migrants and strip them of italian citizenship. legislation the united nations refugee agency warns does not provide adequate guarantees, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people. chanting. this weekend in rome, protesters called for solidarity with refugees. some even demanded mr salvini's resignation. but in a country which has become the main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean, with more than 20,000 arriving this year alone, it is clear the italian people remain split over how to deal with the issue. caroline rigby, bbc news. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. the russian orthodox church dismissed the bishops council as illegitimate and says the move means absolutely nothing. jonah fisher repor

she said you should go to rome. why she came into my life to say that, i will explain what happened. thisn go to rome to university called link campus. i thought it was a beautiful 17th-century cathedral style university that probably no one has ever heard of. there,when i walked in the director of the university with the italian foreign minister. there was a symposium being held there with opposition leadership from libya at the time which was a divided company -- country. there were higher ups in the policy and intelligence world. i said this is not a random university. after i have done my due diligence and i looked into this place and probably others, we see that in 2000 for the cia held a symposium there. an article was written about it. if bia agents go there and teach courses. basically it is a spooked school for western intelligence. you're not supposed to know these things when you are being entrapped. [laughter] my contact at the company in london said this is someone you need to meet. he disappeared. that

and they said before you go, you have to come with us to rome. and i said why would you want me to come to rome with you for business? and i'm leaving to go back to the us. i had never traveled to rome, i thought it was a minivacation on my way to see the vatican, you know there's that famous fountain, what is it called? we will get some good food and the director of the company i was working for in london, which as i said now has been discovered to be something completely different than i thought it was, went to me and said you need to meet this woman. she is in london shall explain a couple of things to you. i meet her, didn't stand out all, mid-50s, just seemed like an academic. later i find that she was the lead counsel for the fbi lead case. also from what i have read, i could be wrong, and also a personal connection to robert mueller after 9/11. this was march 2016. i met her in london where she was working for my company and she said you should go to rome. why she came into my life to say that, i will explain what happened. i then go to ro

i had never traveled to rome. i thought it was a three-day mini vacation on my way to see the vatican and -- what is the famous fountain called? >> trevi fountain. >> and i went there to get food and the director of the company in london twho is now discovered to be something different than i thought it was, went to me and said, you need to meet this woman in london and she'll explain a couple of things to you. and i meet her and didn't stand out at all. mid-50s and seemed like an academic. later i find out she's the counsel for the fbi in the u.k. okay. who also had a -- from what i've read, i could be wrong, had also a personal connection to mueller after 9/11. okay. and this is march 2016. >> and in rome march 2016. >> i met her in london where she was working for my company. and she said you should go to rome. why she came into my life to say that, i'll explain what happened. i then go to rome to this university named linc campus. i thought it was a beautiful 17th century cathedral-style university that probab

the city of rome. i mentioned earlier president wilson was the first american president to go to europe while in office. interestingly, edith wilson was the first american first lady to go to europe, while in office, if you want to think of it that way. she had to answer a bunch of questions about how does a first lady conduct herself, how does she dress, all the sorts of formalities of being the wife of a head of state and going to another country. so when the wilsons visited italy, president wilson was in rome and was given honorary citizenship by the city of rome. roam was given honorary citizenship by the city of rome, but edith was given this statue, which for those who are aware of the history of italy would know this is the statue of romulus and remus, and on it are the initials that stand for the senate and the people of rome. it's really a very touching gift. it also fits into the theme of that era of the growing role of women in society. edith's accompanying president wilson raised the questi

each moment i feel like i game against rome here. each moment ifeel like i am game against rome here. each moment i feel like i am supporting game against rome here. each moment ifeel like i am supporting goals and helping the team to contribute to points. to do well in the league. that is always a great feeling. anything that you will be looking forward to in the coming year, for you overall? i thinki forward to in the coming year, for you overall? i think i want to win something with the club. so everyone is excited, everyone is happy about that. so i also try to push myself, to help the team to win something. this season everyone has come i don't want is a motivation, but eve ryo ne don't want is a motivation, but everyone wants to win something. so i think we will carry on like that. and graduations. the winnerfor the 2018 bbc african footballer of the year. thank you very much. thank you. very delighted mohamed salah. liverpool are top of the table. mohamed salah is hoping to have a good year ahead. hopefully winning some titles

i had never traveled to rome. i thought it was a three day minivacation on my way to see the vatican. what is the fountain, the famous found in? the trevi fountain. i thought i would get some good food. the director of the company i was working for in london, which as i said now has been discovered to be something completely different than i thought it was, went to me and said, you need to meet this woman in london and she is going to explain a couple things to you. i meet her. didn't stand out at all. she was mid-50's, just seemed like an academic. later i found out she was a counsel for the fbi in the u.k. who also had a -- from what i -- had i could be wrong also a personal connection to mueller after 9/11. ok, and this was march of 2016. mr. cernovich: in rome, march 2016? mr. papadopoulos: i met her in london, where she was working for my company. she said, you should go to rome. why she came into my life to say that, i will explain what happened. i then go to rome to this university named link campus. i thou

so when wilson visited italy, he was in rome and was given honorary citizenship by the city of rome but, edith was given this statue. on it are the initials sp qr the stand for the people of rome it's a touching gift and fits into the theme of the era of the growing role of women in society. wilson raised the question that were in the minds of americans of what role were women's to have it would be about the same time that the 19th amendment was confirmed and that women receive a constitutional right to vote in the united states in their own way edith was forging a path for women as they continued to this day of the first lady accompanying the president on state visits and having a formal role . >> this is a radeon microphone from the 1920s. it was from this room that wilson that president wilson made the first nationwide radio broadcast in the fifth anniversary of armistice they. wilson used to give a four- minute speech on this occasion and was quite anxious about it and spent the day fretting and napping, no one had ever spoken on radio and having endured a stroke and somewhat recove

sanctions rome had previously valued it would stick to its high spending plans which had been rejected by europe peter all of its more. rome has made the decision to back down over the budget that they were trying to force through they've been trying to force it through the e.u. for quite a while now the plan initially was to run a two point four percent deficit they've now revised that they will be running a two point zero four percent deficit for twenty nineteen it does mean that some of the marquee policies that just because it wanted to push through in the new year going to be hits to the tune of a few billion euros seeing things like the universal basic income for the unemployed also plans to lower the retirement age or also coming in on the chopping block certainly not the plans themselves but the financing for those plans for twenty nineteen arguments for this being going on for a while though italy's decided to step down to back down a big part to avoid sanctions from brussels but there was some real heated arguments in the lead up to this decision but as a first time as a comm

in september, 1943, nazi troops invade rome. an imminent attack on the vatican looms. and more than 2,000 roman jews are rounded up for deportation to erm termination camps they would mere blocks from st. peter's basilica. but despite is the atrocities unfolding right at his doorstep is, poem pius xii remains publicly silent. >> takes the path of diplomatic caution in terms of his public pronouncements but it's not that the pope was inactive. there is a view that the pope worked behind the scenes to try to put an end to the roundup. there is some evidence in fact, that that actually worked. >> they got several jews released primarily because they were married to a catholic or they invoked the concordant to help some of them avoid deportation. >> he says let's do what we can to alleviate suffering on the grounds. >> there were some vatican trucks that would go around and take food and blankets and try to bring additional supplies to where it was needed. some believe that will pope pius xii's silence is a cover. that will throughout the war, he is secretly involved with

for cnn, rome. >> keep the umbrella handy there. barbie, thank you very much. >>> in johannesburg, the late nelson mandela's 100th birthday. star power was out in force for a charity concert and it brought thousands of people together for the global citizen festival. its goal, to raise awareness about poverty while also honoring south africa's first black president, nobel prize winner and anti-apartheid icon. beyonce, jay z and ed sheeran were among the celebrities there and oprah gave the keynote address on mandela's legacy. >>> thank you for watching cnn newsroom this hour. i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. you can connect with me any time on twitter at george howell, cnn. more news right after the break. let's do it again. stay with us. ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it amazon has everything you need for your holiday get together. with low prices and free shipping on millions of items, for everything you need this holiday, visit amazon. little things can be a big deal. that's why there's ot

how are the two effective leaders in rome dealing with this climb down? they are not particularly happy and they eventually want to implement their full measures. what is important here is that the eu will be watching italy. they say that the government must implement these measures and it will be looking at these things as the budget year goes on next year. of course this is somewhat difficult because italy just reduced its growth target for next year to 1% from 1.5%. that reduction in the gdp is going to make it that much harder for the populists to reach their goals. vonnie: but then they are not reaching all of their goals. look at what is happening in france. italians are looking at this as well and if they are to climb down, will there be a backlash on the streets? kevin: what the italians need to do is growth -- need is growth. they need more investments. that is what they will be concentrating on. as far as social issues, the prime minister has said that social issues come before financial markets. that is what they are concentrating on and that i

that is why we are in rome — to say no to these racist policies. in recent weeks, italy passed a new law making it easier to deport migrants and strip them of italian citizenship. legislation the united nations refugee agency warns does not provide adequate guarantees, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people. chanting. this weekend in rome, protesters called for solidarity with refugees. some even demanded mr salvini's resignation. but in a country which has become the main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean, with more than 20,000 arriving this year alone, it's clear the italian people remain split over how to deal with the issue. caroline rigby, bbc news. brazil has recently suffered the worst economic recession in its history. more than 12 million brazilians are out of work, and nearly 27% live below the poverty line. in this economy, millions try to make a living in the informal sector. and in one particular area they are getting help from social media, as gail maclellan reports. is one to be getting scarcer in brazil but ru

that is why we are in rome — to say no to these racist policies. in recent weeks, italy passed a new law making it easier to deport migrants and strip them of italian citizenship. legislation the united nations refugee agency warns does not provide adequate guarantees, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people. chanting. this weekend in rome, protesters called for solidarity with refugees. some even demanded mr salvini's resignation. but in a country which has become the main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean, with more than 20,000 arriving this year alone, it's clear the italian people remain split over how to deal with the issue. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet adelina, who, like hundreds of mothers, says her child was stolen at birth during spain's franco dictatorship. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minu

doesn't like no surprise this is the first italian budget written in rome and not in brussels they're going to meet. the italian economy is healthy and this is an economic move that will give italy distributing needs we won't change one comma in this document there is a plan b. you know to go through that that we are not gone boards that are both the on. the future. that more than words as well when the e.u. issued a document rejecting the initial italian budget while the tally in m.p. employed a little punt of mine to express his dissatisfaction. so it's really found themselves firmly in the financial naughty corner over their budget that they've now backed down on bullets just this week france's announced plans to appease the yellow vest protesters with a slew of social spending a manual on well his government planning to run a budget budget deficit that could run from three percent to three point five percent the reaction from pierre moscovici the e.u. commission commissioner for economic affairs was quite different have a listen to what he had to say. the eventual overrun of the t

that is why we are in rome, to say no to these racist policies. in recent weeks italy passed the new law making it easier to deport migrants and stripped them of italian citizenship. legislation the united nations refugee agency warns does not provide adequate guarantees, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people. this weekend in rome, protesters called for solidarity with refugees. some are even demented mr salvini's resignation. but in a country that has become the main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean, with more than 20,000 arriving this year alone, it is clear the italian people remain split over how to deal with the issue. caroline rigby, bbc news. a boat carrying suspected migrants has been picked up off the coast of dover by the border force. in the last three months, more than 100 migrants are known to have attempted crossing the english channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. tolls on the two main bridges crossing the river severn into south wales, will be scrapped from monday. drivers have been charged for more t

she said you should go to rome. why she came into my life to say that, i will explain what happened. i then go to rome to this university named link campus. i thought it was a beautiful 17th-century cathedral style university that probably no one has ever heard of. except when i walked in there, the director of the university with the italian foreign minister. there was a symposium being held there with opposition leadership from libya at the time, which was a divided country. there were higher ups in the policy and intelligence world. i said this is not a random university. after i have done my due diligence, and i have looked into this place and probably others, we see that in 2004, the cia held a symposium there. an article was written about it. fbi agents go there and teach courses. basically it is a spook school for western intelligence. but i do not know these things. you're not supposed to know these things when you are being entrapped, basically. [laughter] george: my contact at the company in london said th

, and they were able to do it by getting a letter from the typewriter of the director in rome, through one of their agents. sherlock holmes says a typewriter is as individual as a person's handwriting so it had to be exactly the same type writer and they typed up the letter and through some mash nations that are also funny -- machinations that were funny, they were able to get that letter found, discovered, and brought to the american embassy. well, the american ambassador, who had been trying so hard all that time, you know to do something diplomatically, thought this is the way no get rid of the airline, and he took it to the president, vargas, and vargas read it and he went red. here's what the letter said: this was supposed to be from the director of the airline in rome to their local director. again, real. there can be no doubt the fat little man during vargas -- is falling into the pocket of the americans, the phony letter said. our berlin collaborators decided to intervene as soon as possible, to ice the cake, stephenson ended the letter with an insult that could not be ignored.

all through thought for anyone listening to mozart from japan to the antilles from hamburg to rome it's a special kind of joy because all he speak lucas of and he goes to some littleton's was. no mozart themed tour would be complete without a visit to southport cathedral. the infant mozart was baptized here in this very front. guide professor val nature also has a personal connection to mozart he lives in the building where the composer's widow concerns are once lived. he sometimes gives tours and shows people around if you're lucky you might even get to go up on the terrace with its delightful views over the rooftops of zion spork. for many people the nine hundred twenty s. were not an easy decade with its widespread unemployment poverty and

he sees hitler seizing power and he's reporting back to rome about what's going on. >> pious xi and bocelli had a unique relationship. poe chelly was critical in helping to steer much of the major decisions that piusxi made. he asked him to become his secretary of state. and so pachelli becomes the second most powerful man in the power of the church. >> as fash shix explodes all europe, catholics become enemies of the state. >> the thing about catholics in particular, catholics had a relationship, a devotion to something outside of government. >> there's going to be conflict over the status of catholic youth groups and whether these youth groups ought to be brought under the umbrella of fascist

eu and rome day agree on a 2.5% budget deficit? mark: i think today is the day we get a headline, what it will be i do not know. we have seen this steam for the next -- for the last couple of weeks. as we discussed previously, italy's that problem will rise again next year, but not into q2 with a second half. we need the hard data to see italy's debt problem is still going. we are arguing over a tiny amount of money. the debt problem is too large. the europeanard election next year it will get more worrying. anna: italy's prime minister is saying -- he will speak on the budget midday rome time. if you want to join in the debate, and answer the question of the day, you can reach out to us on tv and the blog. use tv on the bloomberg. debra mao is in our studios in hong kong. china and the u.s. will have talks to discuss the ongoing trade dispute. steve mnuchin told bloomberg they held several rounds of talks in recent weeks, and are trying to document an agreement for a march 1 deadline when the current terrace truce runs out. t

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are in rome pope francis has given his for additional or be at or be christmas day a blessing to the city of rome and the wider world the head of the catholic church people to put aside partisan interests and seek peaceful solutions to wars and conflicts communication and togetherness. pope francis called for tolerance and cohesion in the face of global crises our differences should not harm a supposed danger we should see them as something that could enrich our lives. the pope said and indissoluble bond brings together people of different ethnicities languages and cultures the universal message of christmas he said is that we are all brothers and sisters. with the kindred spirit that jesus bestowed on us we wouldn't have been cure and to continue our efforts for a more just world. project would be in time jeff losing good spirit since. the pope reminded everyone of the world's ongoing wars and conflicts especially in the middle east he expressed hope that israelis and palestinians would resume dialogue to end their decades long conflict with international support and brotherhood he

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rome and to the world. it's he. could speak. from the balcony of st peter's basilica of ahead of the room and catholic church the beginning versal message of christmas was that god is a good father and real or brothers and sisters he urged people to put aside partisan interests and look for political solutions to wars and conflicts. and here in berlin germany's president front back to steinmeyer has urged people to address tensions in society by engaging with each other in his christmas message recorded at berlin's bellevue palace steinmeier said the nation must not be allowed to drift apart christmas for the german president funk steinmeier is a time to talk to one another with family with friends and also with those who have political leanings other than your own. yard christmas is a time not only for carols but sometimes also for quotes i believe it's good for us to engage in debate it's good for us to talk to each other if i had one wish for our country then it would be let's have more to pay. steinmeye

or to that list of democracy disconnects we can add if only the government in rome wrote in to power by criticizing the european union for denying the people of italy much needed funds for social programs for example but running for office and governing it turns out are two very different things the european union is threatening disciplinary action against italy because it's the latest budget violates deficit and debt spending rose now it seems rome is willing to work with brussels into slim their own spending especially on social programs. and that home to venice is one of italy's riches regions in the north of the country so i mean he has many supporters here but it's the right wing populist continues to tussle with the unit budget one of the venetian businessmen driving into lee's economy is getting consent. programmed to my loser who sells the world famous murano glass believes that the government has not been acting in italy's best interest. we should get an accordion with the euro but i would wager that i'm in the past because if you would go to europe against you i don't think

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