[[{"content_id":"81078","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"29","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"Pope urged for peace in Palestine","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2007-12-25 18:08:00","content_summary":"","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":" \r\nPope Benedict XVI in his Christmas Day message on Tuesday appealed to political leaders around the globe to find the wisdom and courage to bring an end to conflicts in Palestine, Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Congo.\r\n \r\nBenedict delivered his traditionally Christian speech from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, blessing thousands of people gathered in the square below.\r\n \r\nBenedict XVI urged the crowd to rejoice over the celebration of Christ's birth, and he hoped that the day would bring consolation to all under-privileged people around the world. \r\n \r\nHe mentioned in particular the regions of Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Darfur, Somalia, northern Congo, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Balkans.\r\n \r\n"May the child Jesus bring relief to those who are suffering and may he bestow upon political leaders the wisdom and courage to seek and find humane, just and lasting solutions," he said.\r\n \r\nBeyond those conflicts, Benedict said he was turning his thoughts this Christmas to victims of other types of injustices, citing women, children and the elderly, as well as refugees and victims of environmental disasters and religious and ethnic tensions.","content_html":"

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Pope Benedict XVI in his Christmas Day message on Tuesday appealed to political leaders around the globe to find the wisdom and courage to bring an end to conflicts in Palestine<\/st1:city>, Darfur<\/st1:city>, Iraq<\/st1:country-region>, Afghanistan<\/st1:country-region> and the Congo<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

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Benedict delivered his traditionally Christian speech from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, blessing thousands of people gathered in the square below.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

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Benedict XVI urged the crowd to rejoice over the celebration of Christ's birth, and he hoped that the day would bring consolation to all under-privileged people around the world. <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

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He mentioned in particular the regions of Palestine<\/st1:city>, Iraq<\/st1:country-region>, Lebanon<\/st1:country-region>, Afghanistan<\/st1:country-region>, Darfur<\/st1:city>, Somalia<\/st1:country-region>, northern Congo<\/st1:country-region>, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Pakistan<\/st1:country-region>, Sri Lanka<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> and the Balkans.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

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<\/span><\/span>"May the child Jesus bring relief to those who are suffering and may he bestow upon political leaders the wisdom and courage to seek and find humane, just and lasting solutions," he said.<\/font><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Beyond those conflicts, Benedict said he was turning his thoughts this Christmas to victims of other types of injustices, citing women, children and the elderly, as well as refugees and victims of environmental disasters and religious and ethnic tensions.<\/font><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2007-12-25 18:08:00","content_date_finish":"2007-12-25 18:08:00","content_date_register":"2007-12-25 18:08:00","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"100631","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":null,"attach_date_register":null,"attach_id":null,"attach_file_ext":null,"attach_file_header":null,"attach_img_type":null,"attach_img_width":null,"attach_img_height":null,"attach_file_media":null,"attach_show_watermark":null,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"161","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 20:45:24","attach_title":null,"node_title":"Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]