Emergency shelters. Do not ever lose hope for peace that is the message from the pope this christmas. Pope benedict delivered his twice yearly address from the balcony of st. Peters basilica today. The pontiff touched on political themes as well, calling for peace in syria and appealing to italians to embrace the spirit of cooperation in upcoming elections. Tens of thousands of people showed up in st. Peters square to hear benedicts message, and millions to and in worldwide. Tens of thousands of people turned out to hear the popes christmas message. The square erupted in applause as the pontiff stepped out to address the crowd. He revisited one of the themes of his Christmas Eve message the wish for peace in the middle east. Turning and i to syria, he called for an end to the conflict turning an eye to syria. The pope appealed to those responsible to stop the bloodshed and slaughter of innocent people. He called for dialogue in order to find a political solution to the conflict. The po
Welcome to the journal coming to you live on dw. Coming up in the next half hour the message at the vatican as christmas is celebrated around the world. Syrian activists say least a dozen people have died after another deadly air strike on people waiting outside a bakery. Winter bites hard in russia. Siberias move to emergency shelters as more than 100 people lose their lives siberia inspect siberians move to emergency shelters. Do not ever lose hope for peace that is the message from the pope this christmas. Pope benedict delivered his twice yearly address from the balcony of st. Peters basilica today. The pontiff touched on political themes as well, calling for peace in syria and appealing to italians to embrace the spirit of cooperation in upcoming elections. Tens of thousands of people showed up in st. Peters square to hear benedicts message, and millions to and in worldwide. Tens of thousands of people turned out to hear the popes christmas message. The square erupted in applause
We begin the show with what has been a day of celebration for the European Union. The three senior figures representing the eu have been in the norwegian capital, oslo, to collect the Nobel Peace Prize. It was awarded to the 27member bloc for six decades of promoting peace, democracy, and human rights. However, not everyone is happy. Some have asked whether the price is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial the prize is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial crisis. Desmond tutu says it is an organization based on military force. Coveted award was accepted with pride by the eus 3 president , martin schulz, herman van rompuy, and jose manuel barroso. The standing ovation they received was a rare accolade for the eu in these tough economic times. In light of the financial crisis that is affecting so many innocent people, we can see that the political framework in which the union is rooted is more important than ever. We must
The European Union collect the Nobel Peace Prize in oslo. The thousands of jobs under threat. Carmaker opel halts production at one of its biggest plants in germany. And will he or wont he mario montis back and forth on resignation casts uncertainty over italys economic and political future. We begin the show with what has been a day of celebration for the European Union. The three senior figures representing the eu have been in the norwegian capital, oslo, to collect the Nobel Peace Prize. It was awarded to the 27member bloc for six decades of promoting peace, democracy, and human rights. However, not everyone is happy. Some have asked whether the price is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial the prize is justified at that time when the eu is mired in economic and financial crisis. Desmond tutu says it is an organization based on military force. Coveted award was accepted with pride by the eus 3 president , martin schulz, herman van rompuy, and jose ma
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