Pope Francis on Christmas Day urges 'to silence the sound of arms'

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The pontiff reminded the Catholic faithful on Wednesday of children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in isolation, those fleeing their homelands, people who have lost their jobs and those persecuted for their faith.

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00:00People around the world are celebrating Christmas. In the Vatican City, Pope Francis held his

00:07traditional Christmas midday greetings, in which he urged all people of all nations to

00:13find courage during this holy year, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions

00:19plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.

00:24While pilgrims from all over the world lined up to cross the holy door and thus receive

00:30the Catholic Church indulgence for their sins.

00:35In Paris, around 2,700 worshippers gathered to witness the Christmas Day Mass inside the

00:41Notre-Dame Cathedral presided over the Archbishop of Paris, celebrating for the first time since

00:47the fire devastated the cathedral in 2019.

00:52In Germany, members of a Berlin swimming club dressed in Santa costumes braved water temperatures

00:58of four degrees to take their annual Christmas Day swim in Lake Oranje before singing carols,

01:04a tradition that has been going on for 40 years.

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