news live from berlin pope francis leads christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus after a year that's seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes of the syrian problems of the united nation is warning that a humanitarian catastrophe as the assad regime steps up its offensive. in the country's last rebel stronghold. and romania marks a grisly anniversary 3 decades ago its last communist dictator met his and bringing the country's bloody revolution to a close. a mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. f

this is speed every news live from berlin pope francis give scene serby answer drifts the pontiff offices annual christmas play st to the city and the world from growth as he appeals for peace around the globe also coming up. germany's president gives his annual christmas day address saucing citizens to overcome differences and respect each other as equals. collapsed christmas in argentina would be an thinkable without pan. back to the economic crisis is making even this week reach an affordable. hello i'm christine one welcome to the program. pope francis has given he's christmas address the actual be all to the city and the world along with he's placing 2 catholic faithful from st peter's square in rome francis spoke about migrants and those who have and did what he called unspeakable forms of abuse he also called for an end to conflicts around the world. was 50000 people gathered in st peter's square in bright sunshine for the pope's christmas address it's the 7th of his papacy and again the condemnation of war and violence was the heart of his message with conflicts in europe asia afr

this is t w news live from berlin pope francis gives he's told the address the pontiff office his annual christmas fixings to the city and the world from the road as he appeals for peace around the globe also coming up. romania mocks a grisly end of her story 3 decades ago it's not communist dictator and bringing the country's bloody revolution to a close. and germany's president gives his annual christmas day address asking citizens to overcome differences and respect each other as equals sponsor. hello i'm christine wendell welcome to the program. pope francis has been giving the christmas all beatrice and his blessing to catholic faithful from st peter's square in rome but to. speak russian. it 90 minutes. francis spoke about migrants and those who did what he caught and speakable forms of abuse. the pontiff also court for an end to the social unrest in venezuela and he appealed for peace in syria he . may christ bring his light to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world. see him bring comfort to the beloved syrian pe

this is deja news live from berlin pope francis. will be addressed stevan to office his annual christmas blessing to the city and the world from growth as he appeals for peace around the globe also coming up. a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile all forty's evacuated thousands from the city of dallas but useful as the blaze spreads to residential areas. and romania marks a grisly anniversary 3 decades ago to its last communist exchange that made peace and bringing the country's plenty revolution to a close. hello i'm christie $1.00 welcome to the program. but francis has been giving the christmas beatrice and his blessing to the catholic faithful from st peter's square in broome but. it's. suppose it's 90 minutes. francis spoke about migrants and those who've endured what he caught and speakable forms of abuse he will not ruin the pontiff also board for an end to the social unrest in venezuela and appealed for peace in syria is to make christ bring his light to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle

francis spoke about migrants and those feeling what he called unspeakable forms of abuse the pontiff also appealed for peace in the syria and an end to the social unrest in venezuela earlier the pope led a midnight mass at st p. says the seneca at the vatican his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sin is but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis christians to keep the faith. i. think i am 45 of my he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church was the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the would have god to the faith. of. god it was that he may god who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the heavenly realm fill you with the gift of his peace and favor and may you share it with the church in heaven this was. for the pontiff and followers of the catholic faith it has been a trying him scandalous race the very top of the church in many places. so in his sermon the pope appealed for believers to mainta

news live from berlin pope francis leaves christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus after a year that has seen kept the catholic church rocked by scandals francis used his address as midnight addressed at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith. airstrikes killed at least 8 in the syrian province of idlib 5 of them children decide regimes latest offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold has forced tens of thousands to flee the u.n. once children are bearing the brunt of the intensifying violence. a mommy and he's of good to have you with us across countries and cultures christians around the world have begun celebrating christmas at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica as one of the most important ceremonies on the catholic calendar people from around the globe descend on rome to

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phoebe kong there reporting from hong kong now pope francis francis has given his christmas address from the vatican in his annual or be it or be latin for to the city and the world the pontiff spoke about migrants and people who've endured what he called unspeakable forms of abuse that was a reference to spiraling allegations of sexual abuse in churches around the globe and finished by blessing the catholic faithful and packed st peter's square in rome . 2000 people gathered in st peter's square and bright sunshine for the pope's christmas address it's the 7th of his papacy and again the condemnation of war and violence was the heart of his message with conflicts in europe asia africa and the americas francis issued a call for peace. he still. may rise to bring his light to the many children suffering from war conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world. community and they hate inspired governments and the international community to find solutions to allow the peoples of those regions to live together in peace and security. and put an end to their suffering in the

catholic church french as francis urged christians to keep the faith. forum i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the would of god to the faith. of. god and he may god who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the heavenly realm fill you with the gift of his peace and favor and may you share it with the church in heaven this was. for the pontiff and followers of the catholic faith it has been a trying him scandal has reached the very top of the church in many places. so in his sermon the pope appealed for believers to maintain the faith. that maybe not wait for our neighbors to be good before we do good to them let us not wait for the church to be perfect before we love her let us begin with us so is and receive the gift of grace. celebrating the belief of the fight for was also one of the themes of the midnight mass in bethlehem there pilgrims of worship is gathered at the church of the nativity. it's a site wh

news live from berlin pope francis leads christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus after a year that has seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith. airstrikes killed at least 8 in the syrian province of idlib 5 of them children the assad regime is the latest offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold has forced tens of thousands to flee the u.n. warns children are bearing the brunt of the intensifying violence. and no midnight mass at notre dame and paris for the 1st time in over 2 centuries christmas services will not be held at the landmark cathedral due to read evasion work to repair damage from this year's devastating fire. i mean east of welcome to the program christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult y

this is good news live from berlin pope francis leads christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus after a year that has seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address of the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith. airstrikes kill at least 8 in the syrian problems of his live 5 of them children regimes latest offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold has forced tens of thousands to flee the u.n. warns children are bearing the brunt of the intensifying violence. and no midnight mass at notre dame and paris for the 1st time in over 2 centuries christmas services will not be held at the landmark of the drill because of renovation work to repair the damage from this year's devastating fire. i'm all in is of good to have you with us across continents and cultures christians around the world have begun celebrating christmas at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica. that's one of the most important ceremonies on the roman catholic count calendar people from around the globe descend o

this is the dummy of years live from berlin pope francis give me at all the address you're seeing live pictures from st peter's square in rome where the conflict is about all these annual christmas releasing to the city and to the world also coming up. romania marks a grisly anniversary 3 decades of though it's the last communist dictator nations and bringing the country's bloody revolution to a close. hello i'm christine wendell welcome to the program. we begin our broad cost in brome where pope francis is set to give his yearly irby it'll be christmas day blessing from the balcony off the st this piece has pacifica christians around the bold also integrating the birth of jesus thousands have come to see the pontiff this cross over to rome. all right and those are pictures from rome where pope francis is shortly going to be delivering he's opiate oby christmas message now he led a midnight mass at st peter's basilica at the vatican he's blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sin is but for the church itself ofter a difficult area in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock t

if it's such a big deal, why doesn't francis talk about it? she says that's because she is an apologist. this causes a protocol. it's like a trans atlantic. when it reflects is the room for activism is narrowing. there's no place for someone like francis harper any longer. it's becoming a narrower white group. african-americans of course they find different ways and avenues but their possibilities are getting shot down. this is what historians refer to as american nations. it's after the 90s that african americans lose that. all of these groups no longer recruit men to vote against alcohol because they no longer vote. the same applies for the people's party, it is shutting down. so this is a very tough time. it doesn't mean they stop but they are working in the very tough circumstances. my book ends before we get there. one more question. >> i'm thinking about the contemporary movement as well as what happening in other countries. i wonder to what extent, the very institution or machinery that's supposed to ensure equality, namely democracy it

pope francis delivered his christmas message from the vatican the pontiff told thousands of worshippers packed in st peter's square to let the light of christmas pierced the darkness in human hearts he also made an appeal for peace around the globe. germany's citizens should overcome their differences and show more mutual respect that's the christmas message from the german president. i'm already an ease of glad you could join us we start in syria according to a relief group more than 200000 people have fled a government assault on it live province most have been heading toward toward the turkish border syrian regime forces backed by tanks are continuing their ground advance against rebel held areas in southern and eastern and live about 250 people have been killed in the latest flare up of violence. syrian tanks fire on targets as the ground assault in egypt province advances. government forces captured do they have to fix that. media a opening a major highway is being closed to 7 years for the army ultimately wants to recapture the province from the outside of the militias which contr

news live from berlin pope francis leads christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus after a year that seeing the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up protesters face off with police in hong kong after a violent christmas eve clashes between the 2 sides we'll go live to our correspondent for the latest and a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile in the forty's evacuated thousands of people from the city of you so as the blaze spreads through residential areas. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. christians around the world are a celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. it is a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries

the seventh that pope francis has led. his homily talked of god's love. "you may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the lord continues to love you." that will be seen by some as a reference to church scandals, including sex abuse. francis‘ papacy is in many ways reformist — shaking up the traditional governance of the church. perhaps then, there was a pointed message in his words, "we change, the church changes, history changes, once we stop trying to change others, but try to change ourselves. " among those taking part in the liturgy were children chosen from countries including venezuela, iraq and uganda, a clear gesture from the leader of 1.3 billion catholics who often focuses on the plight of migrants and victims of war as well as on extending the reach of the church to its periphery. after the spirituality of midnight mass, comes the pope's christmas day urbi et orbi message, where he's expected to touch a little more on political themes, close to the heart of the 83—year—old pontiff. mark lowen, bbc news.

this is really news life for berlin pope francis has delivered his christmas message from the vatican all in his annual address the pontiff told thousands of worshipers packed in st peter's square to let the light of christmas pierce the darkness in human hearts he also made an appeal for peace around the globe also coming up. syrian forces pound rebel held areas and is the problem says hundreds of thousands of people flee the fighting most are heading north to the turkish border and christmas in hong kong is marred by clashes democracy activists face off with police after a violent unrest on christmas eve. thank you so much for your company on why a rock pope francis has given his christmas address from the vatican all in his annual or which is latin for to the city and the world the pontiff spoke about migrants and those who've and dured what he called unspeakable forms of abuse he also called for an end to conflicts around the globe while he finished by blessing the catholic faithful who packed st peter's square in rome. 50000 people gathered in st peter's square in bright sunshine

news live from berlin pope francis leaves christmas eve mass as christians around the world celebrates the birth of jesus after you hear that scene the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes of the syrian province of. the u.n. war and have a humanitarian catastrophe as the assad regime steps up its offensive in the country's last rebel stronghold. and a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile authorities evacuated thousands from the city of opera easel as the blaze spreads to residential areas. omarion evanston welcome to the program. christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners for the church's south after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. think already i h

i'm francis rivera here in new york. new details on the controversial relationship between the trump administration and ukraine leaders that sparked the inquiry leading to president trump's impeachment. a "new york times" story describ described mick mulvaney's deep involvement in the discussions of $391 million in aid and pushback on the president. quote, in late august defense secretary mark esper joined mike pompeo and john bolton, the national security adviser at the time, for a previously undisclosed oval office meeting with the president where they tried but failed to convince him that releasing the aid was in the interest of the united states. adding to the intrigue surrounding ukraine, an announcement from the state department this morning that secretary pompeo will travel to kiev on friday and meet with president zelensky. the first in-person high level meeting between a u.s. official and zelensky since president trump's bilateral discussion back in september. joining me now, aaron lipton a reporter and one of t

pope francis delivers his christmas message to the world, calling for a softening of "stony and self—centred hearts" and for conflicts to end. translation: may he bring consolation to iraq amid its present social tensions, and yemen, suffering from a grave humanitarian crisis. after what the queen calls a "bumpy year", she highlights the need for reconciliation as part of her annual christmas message. a powerful typoon tears through parts of the philippines leaving tens of thousands of people stranded. a post—christmas heatwave is forecast in australia as the bushfire crisis continues. we hearfrom one woman who's lost her home. hello and welcome to world news today. religious leaders around the world have delivered their annual christmas messages, covering issues including terror attacks, injustices and natural disasters. at the vatican, pope francis denounced attacks by "extremist groups" in west africa, he prayed for venezuelans to "receive the aid they need", and urged the world to ensure security in the middle east. from rome, here's the bbc‘s mark lowen. under a perfect christmas sk

this is you know we news live from berlin pope francis has delivered his christmas message from the vatican in his annual address the pontiff told thousands of worshipers packed in st peter's square to let the light of christmas pierced the darkness in human hearts he also made an appeal for peace around the globe also coming up christmas in hong kong marred by clashes democracy activists face off with police after violent unrest on christmas eve and the open rooms for many years christmas revolution the country marks a grizzly anniversary the execution of a communist dictator 30 years ago today all that helped bring the country's bloody revolution to an at. the heart thank you so much for your company everyone pope francis has given his christmas address from the vatican and is annual a or b a which is latin for to the city and the world the pontiff spoke about migrants and those who've endured what he called unspeakable forms of abuse he also called for an end to conflicts around the globe he finished by blessing the catholic faithful who packed st peter's square in rome. 50000 people gat

the city has put in the local subsidy for francis scott key and that is in addition to low income tax credits for paraeducator units. there may be other opportunities. we want to ask the qualified developers to look at what is possible. we don't know yet without doing that analysis. we will be gathering that and sharing that information with you all soon. >> thank you. colleagues are there any more statements? questions? commissioner collins. >> i want to appreciate the folks who came out to speak and the educators. also, our school district workers. my heart goes out to you. as the parent i appreciate the work folks do in our schools to support our city's children and i am committed to working with city officials at all levels to make sure we are supporting the folks that are supporting our most needy residents, which are our children. thank you all. i am on the team. >> i wanted to thank you all for doing this and putting in the hard work for starting the process of what i hope is great housing for certainly teachers and classified and i don't know if administrators and students. i

this is you know we news line from berlin pope francis has delivered his christmas message from the vatican and his annual address the pontiff told thousands of worshippers practicing peers square to let the light of christmas period the darkness in human hearts he also made an appeal for peace around the globe also coming up germany's president gives his annual christmas day address asking citizens to overcome differences and respect each other as equals plus 6 syrian forces down to rebel held areas and it's a problem as hundreds of thousands of people flee the fighting most are heading north to the turkish border. where the rock thank you so much for your company everyone pope francis has given his christmas address from the vatican and his annual or be a or b. which is the latin for to the city and the world upon just spoke about migrants and those who've endured what he called unspeakable forms of abuse he also called for an end to conflicts around the globe he finished by blessing the catholic faithful who packed st peter's square in rome. 50000 people gathered in st peter's square in

pope francis delivers his christmas message to the world, calling for a softening of "stony and self—centred hearts", and for conflicts to end. a fast moving fire engulfs the chilean city of valparaiso. the government declares a red alert with at least 200 homes destroyed. and after what the queen calls a "bumpy year", she highlights the need for reconciliation as part of her annual christmas message. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the philippines typhoon phanfone has caused major floods and destruction. more than 25,000 people have been stranded at ports, many of them unable to join their families for christmas. the typhoon, known as ursula in the philippines, has been following a similar track to typhoon haiyan in 2013, the most powerful to hit the archipelago in a long time. catherine karelli reports. afar a farfrom a far from peaceful christmas and the central philippines. typhoon phanfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour. terrifying local people, and leaving a trail of destruction. heavy rain has left many homes flooded. more than 16,000 people had to spen

in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone" — "even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news, we take a look back at a busy year in the sporting world in review 2019: the year in sport. hello, good evening. the queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been "struck" by the "sense of purpose" younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a "bumpy" year. it comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. this morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the annual christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. morning service at sandringham. notable for who attended and who was absent. making their first appearance, six—

pope francis celebrates christmas mass. calling for a hearts and for conflict to end. >> may bring consolation to our rock. -- iraq. >> a powerful typhoonpa tutors o rts of the philippines leaving tens of thousands of people stranded. a fire engulfs the chilean city. alert.vement declares a red after what the queen calls a bumper year, she highlights the need for reconciliation as part of her annual chstmas message. food for festive thought. the u.k. baking bugs into bread. ♪ anchor: welcome, and a verys merry christ our viewers around the world. religious leaders around the world haveelivered their christmas messages. at the vatican, pope francis denounced attacks by extrweist groups i africa. he prayed for venezuelans to receive the aid they need and he urgethe world to ensure security in the middle east. >> under a perfect christmas got, 55,000 came to st. peter's square. watching the balcony beneath the dome. at noon, he emerged the leader of the world's 1.3 billion catholics. treating pope francis, the s of the vatic

this is you don't use life for berlin pope francis prepares to lead christmas eve mass well the minute mass at the vatican is one of the grandest ceremonies in the catholic church christians around the world celebrate the birth of jesus is also coming up syrian air strikes the scimitar town and it looked province again the assad regime's latest offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold is taking a heavy toll 5 children are among the dead in a russian attack u.n. wars children are bearing the brunt of the intensifying violence maybe many that. histories are to be a part of that period to always catch up with visitors from around the world and one of germany's famous christmas markets believe me. was. the add. on way iraq is great to have your company everyone across continents and cultures christians around the world have begun celebrating christmas in the vatican pope francis has arrived in st peter's basilica where he's set to lead the traditional midnight mass it's one of the most important ceremonies in roman catholicism he'll continue on christmas day with the or

pope francis himself acknowledges that. and parish after parish, state after state there's a reckoning under way, prompted in part by the pennsylvania grand jury report, which revealed serious allegations of abuse. >> priests were raping little boys and girls. and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they hid it all. for decades. >> reporter: the time pennsylvania released its report, buffalo was already in the midst of its own reckoning at bishop malone's direction. in march of 2018 he directed the diocese to disclose the name of dozens of priests credibly accused of abusing children. 42 names. >> we've added to that. that was the group at that time that my staff here who work on those things knew were for sure corroborated. >> reporter: we've since learned that as many as 100, maybe even more? >> yeah. >> reporter: were left off that list? >> that was a decision at the time, and this is something by the way we continue to evaluate over and over again. we're not finished with that list at this

also, pope francis delivered his christmas message from the vatican. he told thousands of worshipers packed in st. peter's square to let the light of christmas pierced the darkness in human hearts. he also made an appeal for peace around the globe. and the open wounds of romania's christmas revolution. the country marks a grizzly revolution, the exexecution of a commmmunist ctator 30 years ago today that helped bring the country's bloody revolution to an end. i'm laila her rock -- i'm laila harrak. so glad you could join us. a very warm welcome. we begin this broadcast in syria. more than 200,000 people have fled a government assault on idlib province. most have been heading for the turkish border. syrian regime forces backed by tanks are continuing their ground offensive against rebel held offenses in southern and eastern idlib. about 250 have been killed in this latest flare of violence. >> syrian tanks fire on targets asas the ground assault in idldb province advances. government forces captured village after village. their immediate aim -- opening

in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, "even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record. good afternoon. the queen is delivering her annual christmas day message, acknowledging that 2019 has been "quite bumpy". this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. charlotte gallagher reports from sandringham. it has been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact prince andrew didn't go to the main church service today. there have been some real highs, like the birth of r6, and a lot of people here today queued from the early hours of the morning. a great deal of affection still for the royals with a lot of the british publi