Celebrate christmas. The pontiff spoke against what he called societys intoxication with consumerism and alweth. This morning 14 people are dead, killed by tornadoes and violent storms that ripped through the south. More than 100 people have died in a gas explosion when a ganger truck ignited at a gas plant in nigeria. A deadly shooting at a mall in North Carolina. An offduty off sicerhot and killed a moon who pointed a gun at him. New protestn s othe streets of chicago over the death of a teenager shot 16 times by a police officer. Christmas carolingh wit carolina panther whitaker. Oakland takes it in overtime. And the raiders send Charles Woodson off the right way. According to norad santa claus may have already paid you a visit. Were just making sure he had a safe flight because he cirque um nav navigates the globe. A merry Little Christmas now this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Merry christmas and welcome to cbs this morning. We recorded parts of this broadcast in the days leading up to the holiday. Merry christmas on this christmas morning. Absolutely. Merry christmas. Im wearing the sweater you got me, charlie. Im not sure i like it. Im not sure i would have bought this sweater. Charlie says, its make this clear. I picked this out of my closet this morning. It looked better on the hanger. Anything sparkly is good. I came wrapped in a bow. Oh, my goodness. Right now lets head to the newsroom for a check of the mornings headlines. Good morning and Merry Christmas. Im vinita nair. Pope francis this morning is leading the faithful in celebrations of Christmas Day. Buon natale. Thousands crowded in st. Peters square at the vatican. He prayed for peace in a world with war, poverty and extremist attacks. Just ahead well take a look at the popes monumental year. Emergency decorations are in place in three Southern States rocked by violent weather. A massive storm system across the southeast and midwest spawned at least 34 tornadoes in eight states since wednesday. At least 14 people died. Manuel is in mississippi. He shows us the chaotic scene. Reporter mississippi was hardest hit seeing at least a dozen tornados in the outbreak. Parts of the community of Holly Springs are in shambles. From the air, the path of destruction is clear. I told my wife, run and get in the shower, in the tub. Reporter his home was a total loss. I looked up, the roof was blowing off the house. Reporter Governor Phil Bryant says he will ask president obama to declare mississippi a disaster. It is difficult particularly this time of year to see such damage and know that heartbreaks go along with that damage. That families have lost loved ones. Reporter this is the town of chul la homa, mississippi. People here lost homes and this church, a tornado sliced right through it. The pastor told us that the congregation still plans to hold services in the parking lot. I call it in a hit in the gut. Reporter a hit in the gut. Just knock you off your feet. Pastor Barry Reynolds is trying to figure out how to comfort his parishioners. I think it devastated everybody. Never in the history of this town have they seen this. Cleanup is under way in Northern California after two rare tornadoes touched down thursday. One struck east of sacramento ripping up trees and damaging homes. Another tornado tore down power lines and left a trail of debris in modesto. One person is dead after a shooting at a busy North Carolina mall. A dispute between two groups led to gunfire. Shoppers took cover in announcer this National Weather report sponsored by macys. Its macys one day sale with incredible door busters. Like active wear and more. Bras from bali 19. 99. Take 30 plus an extra 15 off. And get sheet sets. Doors open at 7 00 a. M. Saturday. A recent study shows a decline in the number of americans who believe in god, pray daily or go to church regularly. But it also finds more adults feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing and wonder about the universe. Bishop t. D. Jakes is one of the nations most prominent religious leaders with a congregation of more than 30,000. His latest book is called destiny, step into your purpose. He joins us from the Potter House Church in dallas. Merry christmas. Good morning, Merry Christmas to all of you. In the context of what norah just said about spirituality today and the conflicts in the world and the pain in the world and terrorism in the world, what is your christmas message to your congregation and to people around the world on this christmas . Well, first, let me comment that i think that the stats dont really take into consideration the way that people ingest information today. I know our church has really had to rehaul to keep up with the streaming and technology. It doesnt always require that you go into a physical building. Much like universities, people are finding new and interesting ways to receive information. My message to the nation is a message of brotherhood and hope. If we would get down to the most simplistic messages that christ taught, and that is love the lord thy god with all thy heart, mind and soul and Love Thy Neighbor as thyself, we wouldnt have as many conflicts as we have right now. My hope and prayer and desire is that we would become more loving. We cant change the world but we can touch the person across the street. We can do that, but so many people dont. How do you reassure people who are very afraid. Very troubling times in racial issues, politically, religiously. How do you reassure people . You know, i think the unique thing that we have today is that we access information so quickly. Being a person who grew up in the 60s, we were having great racial conflicts even then. Thats not anything new, but we are bombarded with those images in an unprecedented way. Terrorism is a new dimension to the degree that it is coming and the source that its coming, but weve always been terrorized in some way or another due to hostility of evil people. What we have to do is fortify ourselves with our convictions of faith. We do live in a contemporary society that has conflict and people who do not hold the values that we hold dear. And when we find them we have to deal with them, whether theyre a terrorist, drug dealers or policemen who have gone awry. We have to be aware that evil is a possibility no matter the nationality, color or country. As a man of faith, what is your reaction to some of the antimuslim rhetoric . You know, i think that we as a christian, its important that while we hold dear to our Belief Systems that we also understand and respect other people and their Belief Systems as well. And to realize whats in the context of any religious shroud there are always extreme views who use those relidgiosities fo their own purposes and we cannot judge the whole by the few. I think its important that we be vigilant and watchful, but its to our detriment to focus on one group of people when recent information shows us that were seeing terrorism comes in all colors, all kinds, all classes. And i think its very detrimental for us to target one group of people only to understand that there are all people who are susceptible to being terrorists in our current contemporary society. The book is about destiny. Whats your destiny . My destiny is to help other people reach theirs. And when i realized that, i became, to a large degree, a spiritual teacher, a spiritual leader, a poastor and to all was available to me. To try to help other people move forward in their lives. I dont know whether its the nostalgia of getting older or what it is, but im very concerned about the next generation, that we arm them with the tools and the equipment that they need to facilitate their future and not to stand in their way but to help ease the conflict of finding your way through a very perplexing world and a very confusing time. I wrote about that in the book destiny. Im sorry to interrupt you. But there are those who say that young people are not as interested in, as the polls show, in official church, an official religion. Im glad you brought that up, charlie. One of the Amazing Things im finding is i work with millennials. While theyre not as apt to go into a building, that also goes to their work style. They dont want to come to a building to work. Weve had 40,000 people per week streaming our services. Ive had to learn to adopt to how they choose to receive information. It is not the building thats important. It is the message thats important. Christ never saw a sanctuary like we see today in our contemporary society. And our fidelity cannot be to structures or organizations or denominations but our fidelity must be to the word of god and the propelling of the message of love, hope and peace. Youve written about instinct, forgiveness, purpose. Im fascinated why you chose the topic of destiny in particular . Because i think that we need to understand that we have a guide and a compass and a course of life. The apostle paul said i have finished my course, while in reality many people today dont even know their course. Theyre just going through the motions of the treadmill of life in the absence of a sense of purpose and a sense of destiny. Destiny is what draws us. If you think, gayle, of instincts being metal, think of destiny as being the magnet that pulls us toward an expected end. Most of us end up in the greatest careers and the fulfilling lives. There was a proclivity to be drawn that way. I try to point that out that destiny pulls you away from distractions and side roads that weve all gotten into from time to time and gets us back on course. We need people on course doing the thing that they were created to do. Bishop jakes, your book resonated with me because you write that destiny is spelled prioritize. And you say prioritize your relationship, prioritize your finance, prioritize whats important for you. How important is that for people to step back and say focus on the most important things in your life . You know, when we do step back, we find that were bombarded with so much noise. We have so much noise coming at us through the technology that weve created. As good as it is on one hand, many times it advertises whats going on with this person or that person. We want to be like the kardashians or the president s or the senator or some actor, and were distracted by the beauty of other peoples lives to the detriment of our own. In the stillness and the quietness of introspection, you can then begin to reevaluate at this stage of my life, am i doing the thing that gives me the most fulfillment . And i might also say to your viewers today that many times what gave you fulfillment at one stage of your life may not be what gives you the fulfillment at the next stage of your life. Give yourself permission to move on and dont remain loyal to who you used to be at the detriment of the potential of who you can be. Understand that, gayle. Thats good advice. So many people miss that message. I love that sentiment of that. But it really is an Important Message to have because like everything that is created, we evolve, we develop, we move forward, we go through seasons, we go through stages. And it doesnt mean that you fail because a season is over. It just means that you are progressing into the next dimension of your life. And if you understand that, you dont fight some of the things that worry fighting now. Were so afraid of age, were so afraid of not staying in one spot and not doing what were expected to do rather than what we are created to do. You cant be afraid of age. Certainly better than the alternative on this christmas morning. Bishop t. J. Jakes, always good to see you on this Christmas Day. Thank you for having me. Merry christmas, everyone. The same to you. Say a prayer for us. Pope francis, he used to say that, too, to everyone, say a prayer for me. He enjoyed a remarkable year. He continued his fearless attempts to tackle global issues headon. Millions of american catholics. The highlight was his visit to the united states. Allen pizzey followed the popes travels around the world this year. Reporter pope francis set his tone for 2015 in the philippines braving typhoon weather in the same cheap yellow poncho that the faithful wore. Not quite walking on water but close enough. He logged 50,000 air miles through 11 countries spreading a message based on mercy, family, poverty, inequality and the environment. His plain speaking attitude kept francis deep in controversy and enhanced his popularity. A confession to the drawback of being pope was not being able to go out for pizza prompted a naples pizzamaker to deliver one to the pope mobile. He paid him back by going to where the law feared to tread. And a phrase, corrupt society stinks. As spring came to the vatican, he was in full bloom, canonizing saints from what was 19th century palestine bolstered cristians of the middle east. It gave palestinians a boost and displeased israel. His signature moment of the year was a clarion call for action on Climate Change and the environment. And he took the message to the major seats of power, starting with the white house, where he made his first ever speech in english. I can grateful for your welco welcome. Pope francis of the holy see. The first ever address by a pope to a giant meeting of congress and managed to both please and disconcert politicians on both sides of the political spectrum. His reasoned and calm delivery. In our own quiet way sustain the life of society. Was such a stark contrast to normal political dialogue in washington that it had hundreds of viewers tweeting along the lines of, congress, listen to this man. In a followup speech at the u. N. He threw down the gauntlet to nearly 150 heads of state. Any harm done to the environment is harm done to humanity. Massive security, which aides said the pope hated, kept crowd numbers down from his usual draw, but not the enthusiasm he generated. And on the home front, francis overcame opposition from within the curiae to begin reforming the bureaucracy and made apologies for a series of scandals in the vatican that included gay sex and drug abuse. I want, in the name of the church, to give forgiveness for the scandal. He convinced, some said bull ed, the synod of bishops to take a new stance towards gay couples and help in getting annulments. He defied security warnings to make a grueling trip to africa, one is considered to be the most dangerous stop by a modern pope. It will encompass everything the pope does in 2016. His visit to mexico in february will focus on immigration and put him into the mix in the republican primaries. One other issue is his health. Francis suffered from sciatica, has only one lung and just turned 79. Will he finally slow down . Maybe even take a break . Maybe. The only predictable thing about pope francis is that he will do the unpredictable. For cbs this morning allen pizzey, rome. I dont see him taking a break, do you, guys . A remarkable impact on how we think about church. Interesting to see what he does in this next year. Can we just say, when he was here you covered him in the united states. One of the best pictures, it had to be a highlight, you got to meet him. 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