An affordable. Hello im christine one welcome to the program. Pope francis has given hes christmas address the actual be all to the city and the world along with hes placing 2 catholic faithful from st Peters 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 Peters Square in bright sunshine for the popes christmas address its 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. Made rice to bring his lights out 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 president to their suffering in the release of. The list of war torn regions as long francis again called for better protection for people fleeing the violence and he criticized europes policy of expelling or refusing entry to migrants toward the end of his address he gave the traditional blessing for the or be to the city of rome and the world and he wouldnt leave. But. It. Is the. Same. And then a more mundane message to the faithful around the globe. And joy your christmas lunch. I am david willey is a veteran correspondent whos covered the vatican for decades he said todays address by pope francis was also an attempt to put a hopeful spin on whats been a terrible year for the Catholic Church pope francis is trying it he has a very Ambitious Program hes working hes celebrated his 82nd birthday recently he is aware of his increasing age. He cant expect many years to come of his previous. Hes preparing his for his action and i think that he is trying as desperately as he can change the mindset of the people who run the church his direction and i thought it was very in that she quoted a former cardinal whos now wrong digital martin you know who said just before he died that the church the Catholic Church was 200 years behind the times when other words not afraid of of criticizing the people who helped him drown the church were or the minds of the current one interesting on that point david if youll allow me one of the things that he said in the Midnight Mass just to the point about the criticism that hes willing to to give the church he talks about the church not being perfect and say to people dont wait for the church to be perfect what does that tell us about the year that the church has had in 21000 how difficult has it been for the Catholic Church this year. Its been a very bad year in many ways weve had joe popes former top Economic Advisor the australian cardinal pale sentients true christians in australia for clerical sex abuse on the clerical sex abuse charges its become apparent that the problem of pitiful priests reach the baton has ended in recent years to brush off as an american problem its a worldwide problem weve had reports of clerical sexual abuse from all over the world including. Were not trying a catholic population but even there there have been cases of priests being charged through sexual abuse so it is a very serious problem that the church faces in continuing its credibility or even say that was the veteran best in correspondent david levy let us take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world in algeria thousands of people have gathered to accompany the funeral procession of army chief who died unexpectedly on monday santa was instrumental in forcing the countrys longtime president to resign earlier this year. In book enough for 35 civilians almost all of them women were killed by jihadists near the town of ive been down to stay 7 soldiers and 80 assailants also died in a shootout after what that last several hours president rushed to bore a cord for 2 days of mourning the west african nation has been battling and islamised insurgency since 2153. 00. In the german president s annual christmas interests from my is calling on germans to overcome their differences and respect each other as equals hes also said to discuss the high points off begin to including the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall a low point was an antisemitic attack at a synagogue in the eastern city of hillah in october. Looking back on the events of the past year the german president says the antisemitic attack at a synagogue in holland left a deep imprint the buildings locked or prevented even greater tragedy sponsor. Bears the traces of some 20 bullets you see the splintered wood and the metal remains in the bullet holes the store guards the entrance to the synagogue in holland. Its a miracle that it held and that no more people fell victim to this brutal anti semitic attack in which 2 of our fellow citizens were murdered by the moderate for president steinmeyer visit that the location of the anti semitic attack as soon as he could. This christmas he asked germans to find hatred and defend democracy. The ball democracy needs selfassured citizens who have confidence and drive common sense and decency and who show solidarity with others. Or hopes the germans can continue to find courage and optimism in the coming year so they can find the strength to create a better future. More on this im joined by data Political Correspondent kate brady kate president and my say it off the events that took place in 21000 he reflects mostly on the attack in the city of what does that tell us and i think it really underlines the importance of this issue right now in germany of course the number of reports of on systematic crimes has been slowly creeping up in recent years and of course the event and other in october which he mentioned really did shape German Society and of course under semitism is an issue that germany is still trying to address and has been trying to address for decades now and of course whenever crimes like this happen anywhere in the world people react with the reaction of horror but of course in germany there is that added gravitas weight particular when it comes to underestimate crimes given germanys history but it was interesting too that he reflected on the door that that prevented that white supremacist from entering the synagogue and saying that this was symbolic as well of germans and he was asking germans or he will later today i asked him is in his speech whether they too are Strong Enough to stand up to that kind of hate ok so thats a big part of what hell say in this address but what else would he talk about. Well one of the other big issues that he addresses is a democracy and he calls on germans to to not take democracy for granted of course this year and 21000 we celebrated here in germany 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall which was very much brought down by a democratic stasis in eastern germany and of course the danger in a 30 years on west and a huge democratic shift and we saw that as well in some of the states elections in germany particularly eastern germany at the back end of the shia where the f. T. The far f. T. Did particularly well in polls and so what we also heard from steinmeyer is that he is calling on germans to get embrace Democratic Change and if you are not satisfied with the current proceedings of things then yes we can change it but that doesnt necessarily mean that we have to feed into this the hate and particularly the far right populism that weve seen growing in recent years ok kate thank you thats Political Correspondent kate brady. And you can watch president stand by as christmas address in full later today on. A wildfire in the city off valparaiso has damaged or destroyed more than say a 100 homes several districts in the western part of the city had to be evacuated its not known what triggered the blaze but hot temperatures and strong winds helped the flames to spread. Fleeing the flames with pets. And household possessions. The fire started in the woody hilly area on valspar esaus outskirts and quickly spread. To consume dozens of homes in its path. Under huge boulder thick black smoke rose above the city. As the flames crept closer residents tried in vain to stop them advancing noise i feel powerless because all the houses are burning and now the fire is coming here. Extra Fire Fighting reinforcements had to be called in to help local residents joined in the effort to douse the flames as well as move any timber and wooden walling that might turn out of the way. Wildfires are not unusual in chile this year is very warm weather helped the flames to spread but this was far came as about power you so celebrated Christmas Eve and also as chile is steeped in political crisis after months of antigovernment protests. Now few option to news have much to celebrate this christmas as the country indias its worst economic crisis and he is the government has just introduced a package of emergency measures to ease peoples Financial Burdens but one of the countrys favorite holiday treats is now an affordable. Christmas fruit cake argentinean style. Lemon peel the nola raisins nuts run cinnamon cloves and of course lots of sugar. Depend also this ready. Argentinians can survive the days between Christmas Eve and new year without it. Italian immigrants brought it with them in the form of panic tony. And it evolved into something south american. For bakers add that means over time. You might lose a bit early or i dont traditionally belongs to every christmas in argentina but now it costs up to 10 euros people can hardly afford it anymore but i will. Once again argentina is in the midst of an economic crisis workers are being laid off incomes are falling while inflation is rising. Prices for electricity gas rent and food are all increasing as well as the number of soup kitchens many people can barely afford to buy anything at all including the beloved christmas cake but master Baker Serafin oregano says thats not acceptable his pendle say is low priced and highly political alert then drilled hopefully well meet again in a couple of years and be able to say see we got through it its like this all over the world only if we work hard things will get better. Pages here and there. In the past 4 years argentina was led by a probusiness president somewhat unusual for the country but since october elections a left wing paralysed is once again at the helm sarah few know reagan was honoring the change in political direction with his planned also his fruit cake costs just 3 europes cheaper than the competition he donates the proceeds to soup. Kitchens at that moment dont deny me we have and huge he has im enjoying we will find solutions to overcome the crisis that weve been living with for so long. That yes at. All Government Policies should benefit the people the workers not like it has been until now where only a few rich people benefit and the masses are forgotten but who should get on that mustnt. Be argentinians are probably south americas most politicized people even on Christmas Eve. It watching the news from berlin will have more news at the top of the hour stephen b. Its me is up next on business asia with the latest on a potential u. S. 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