Citizens to overcome differences and respect each other as equals sponsor. Hello im Christine Wendell welcome to the program. Pope francis has been giving the christmas all beatrice and his blessing to catholic faithful from st Peters Square in rome but to. Speak russian. It 90 minutes. Francis spoke about migrants and those who did what he caught and speakable forms of abuse. The pontiff also court for an end to the social unrest in venezuela and he appealed for peace in syria he. May christ bring his light to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world. See him bring comfort to the beloved Syrian People who still see no end to the hostilities that have written their country over the last decade. I think with the new. David willey is a veteran correspondent who has 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