INQUIRER.net: At Christmas Eve Mass, Pope urges space for God

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At Christmas Eve Mass, Pope urges space for God Dec 24th 2012, 23:10 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI marked Christmas Eve with Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and a pressing question: Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God? The pontiff also prayed that Israelis and Palestinians live in peace and freedom, and asked the faithful to pray for strife-torn Syria as well as Lebanon and Iraq. The ceremony began at 10 p.m. local time Monday with the blare of trumpets, meant to symbolize Christian joy over the news of Christ's birth in Bethlehem. The basilica's main bell tolled outside, and the sweet voices of the Vatican's boys' choir wafted across the packed venue. Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatic... Keep on reading: At Christmas Eve Mass, Pope urges space for God Media files: Pope-Benedict.jpg (image/jpeg)

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