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December 2010SMTWTFS« Nov 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 MetaRegisterLog inEntries RSSComments RSSWordPress.comA papal appeal for China on ChristmasPosted on December 25, 2010 by John ThavisVATICAN CITY — In his Christmas Day “urbi et orbi” blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope Benedict appealed for respect for religious freedom, particularly in China, and for protection of Christian minorities in places like Iraq.
The pope also urged new efforts toward peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land, and prayed for victims of natural disasters and disease in Haiti and other countries.
Afterward, the pope expressed Christmas greetings in 65 languages, including Chinese, Russian and Arabic. In English, he said:
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