And we look back at one of the most extraordinary operations of the korean war to save hundreds of thousands trapped in a north korean port. Thousands of worshippers have packed st peters basilica in rome for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Pope francis told the faithful that god loves everyone, even the worst of us, and urged them to give thanks. The pope, generally seen as a reformist leader of the catholic church, also spoke of change. This from our rome correspondent mark lowen. In the gilded splendour of st peters basilica, this was a solemn Christmas Eve mass. Amen. The seventh that pope francis has led. His homily talked of gods 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,
Hello to you. Thousands of worshippers have packed st peters basilica in rome for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Pope francis told the faithful that god loves everyone, even the worst of us, and urged them to give thanks. The pope, generally seen as a reformist leader of the catholic church, also spoke of change. This from our rome correspondent mark lowen. In the gilded splendour of st peters basilica, this was a solemn Christmas Eve mass. Amen. The seventh that pope francis has led. His homily talked of gods 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
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of worshippers have packed st peters basilica in rome for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Pope francis told the faithful that god loves everyone even the worst of us, and urged them to give thanks. The pope, generally seen as a reformist leader of the catholic church, also spoke of change. This from our rome correspondent mark lowen. In the gilded splendour of st peters basilica, this was a solemn Christmas Eve mass. Amen. The seventh that pope francis has led. His homily talked of gods 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 t
Police in hong kong clash with pro democracy protesters, demonstrating in Shopping Centres to catch the attention of christmas tourists. Thousands of worshippers have packed st peters basilica in rome for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Pope francis told the faithful that god loves everyone, even the worst of us, and urged them to give thanks. The pope, generally seen as a reformist leader of the catholic church, also spoke of change. This from our rome correspondent mark lowen. In the gilded splendour of st peters basilica, this was a solemn Christmas Eve mass. Amen. The seventh that pope francis has led. His homily talked of gods 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
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, heres the bbcs mark lowen. Under a perfect christmas sky, 55,000 came to st peters square, beside the colonnades of the 16th century sculptor bernini, watching the balcony beneath michelangelos dome. At noon, he emerged, the leader of the worlds 1. 3 billion catholics. Greeting pope francis, the anthems of the vatican and italy, and a parade by the swiss guard, as he spoke to the city and the world, urbi et 0rbi. Ci sono tenebre nei cuori umani, ma piu grande e la luce di christo. His message was a tour of trouble spots, calling for peaceful syria and yemen to venezuela and ukraine. All