hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
merry christmas, everyone! we are so glad you are with us on this special morning. i m poppy hearlow with paul maddingly. this is a special edition of cnn this morning. hope you re having a great holiday with your loved ones. merry christmas. i want to stay on this set forever. isn t it beautiful? it s beautiful. they did a wonderful job. i love all the poinsettias all around. we have a christmas tree and a fire. the iowa caucuses are just three weeks away from today. this morning, we ll highlight the key moments on the campaign trail so far, and how they could shape the final months in the race for the white house. and seasons full of strikes reignite the labor movement in america from hollywood to the motor city, workers won pay raises and new protections. how technology could bring more change to the economy in the year ahead. and coming together this holiday season, as anti-semitism and islamophobia sentiment rises, we ll talk to faith leaders about how we
elected me, a simple, humble worker in god s vineyards. for decades cardinal row joseph ratsinger, he battled relativism, what s true for one person might not be true for someone else. happy birthday to you pope benedict s 2008 visit to the united states would be remembered not only for his birthday celebration in the white house, a stop at ground zero and mass at yankee stadium, but also in the way in which he addressed the sex abuse crisis so directly. from the sacred ministry, this is absolutely who is guilty cannot be priest. the sex abuse would haunt his papacy as the scandal unfolded in europe and charged that benedict s record on abuse was mixed and there were other problems as well. benedict offended muslims with a speech suggesting islam could be a violent religion and sparked a global uproar when he lifted the excommunication for four bishops and one of them turned out to be a holocaust denier. a priest having discovered both vocations while growing up
and they have not looked like that for a few years without the long running australian soap opera neighbours has filmed its final scene with former starjason donovan on a return visit to ramsey street to say goodbye. hello and a very good evening if you have just hello and a very good evening if you havejustjoin us. welcome hello and a very good evening if you have justjoin us. welcome to hello and a very good evening if you havejustjoin us. welcome to bbc news. campaigners have failed for the moment in their legal bid to stop a migrant removal flight to rwanda from departing on tuesday. united nations refugee officials warned the home office on two occasions that the plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda were unlawful, but tonight, the high court ruled that 31 migrants can leave on a flight to rwanda on tuesday, although the case will now go to the court of appeal on monday after mrjustice swift granted permission to campaigners to appeal against his decision. our home edit
Respected by their male colleagues and treated as equals. To certain bishops or cardinals theyre well aware of the problems many women in the Catholic Church are turning away because they dont feel theyre taken seriously. Women want to be more visible. This isnt in different parts of the world white church theres a growing sensitivity to that desire and its also reaching the vatican only. Becoming more visible is part of the challenge anybody sees what goes on behind the walls of the vatican. Bought a quarter of the staff are women many more lay women the nuns and many of them highly qualified. Editor in chief of the french section of Vatican Radio for twenty five years looking back she remembers how difficult it was
at the beginning how some cardinals thought it beneath dignity to be interviewed by a woman and simply ignored her. Also said. As soon as i left the studios to interview somebody at the vatican it was dreadful when i was in a larger group of men i always had the feeling th