pope francis is given his traditional ought to be christmas day message to the city of rome and to the wild 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 we are all brothers and sisters he urged people to put aside partisan interests and look for political solutions to wars and conflicts here in berlin germany's president from walter steinmeier has urged people to address tensions in society by engaging with each other in his christmas message recorded at bellevue palace president steinmeier said the nation must not be allowed to grift a pot of christmas for the german president fung father steinmeyer is the 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