[Apologetics] On Christmas Day, pope appeals for peace

[Art Kelly]

Dec. 25, 2007, 10:05AM
On Christmas Day, pope appeals for peace

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press 

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI issued a Christmas
Day appeal Tuesday to political leaders around the
globe to find the "wisdom and courage" to end bloody
conflicts in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and Congo.

Benedict delivered his traditional "Urbi et Orbi"
speech — Latin for "to the city and to the world" —
from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica,
blessing thousands of people gathered in the square
below under a brilliant winter sun.

The full article is at
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5403223.html





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