the birth of jesus after a year that's seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes of the syrian problems of the united nation is warning that a humanitarian catastrophe as the assad regime steps up its offensive. in the country's last rebel stronghold. and romania marks a grisly anniversary 3 decades ago its last communist dictator met his and bringing the country's bloody revolution to a close. a mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. forward i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the midnight mass at s

the birth of jesus after a year that's seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address of the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up to. tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes in the syrian problems of it is a live view when warns that children are bearing the brunt of the assad regime's latest offensive against the country's largest rebel stronghold. plus christmas in argentina would be unthinkable without the ponderosa but the economic crisis is making even this retreat an affordable for many. american evanston it's good to have you with us. christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. orde i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the mi

the birth of jesus after a year that seeing the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up protesters face off with police in hong kong after a violent christmas eve clashes between the 2 sides we'll go live to our correspondent for the latest and a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile in the forty's evacuated thousands of people from the city of you so as the blaze spreads through residential areas. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. christians around the world are a celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. it is a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church was the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said

the birth of jesus after a year that's seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith. also coming out. tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes in the syrian province of it will it be when warns of a humanitarian catastrophe as the assad regime steps up its offensive in the country's last rebel stronghold. and a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile already is evacuated thousands from the city of volga to you so as the blaze spreads to residential areas. i'm mary in evanston welcome to the program christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. anything short of i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the

the birth of jesus after you hear that scene the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith also coming up tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes of the syrian province of. the u.n. war and have a humanitarian catastrophe as the assad regime steps up its offensive in the country's last rebel stronghold. and a wildfire destroys dozens of homes in chile authorities evacuated thousands from the city of opera easel as the blaze spreads to residential areas. omarion evanston welcome to the program. christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners for the church's south after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to keep the faith. think already i have it is a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the midnight mass at s

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the birth of jesus after a year that has seen the catholic church rocked by scandals francis uses his address at the vatican to urge christians not to lose faith. airstrikes killed at least 8 in the syrian province of idlib 5 of them children the assad regime is the latest offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold has forced tens of thousands to flee the u.n. warns children are bearing the brunt of the intensifying violence. and no midnight mass at notre dame and paris for the 1st time in over 2 centuries christmas services will not be held at the landmark cathedral due to read evasion work to repair damage from this year's devastating fire. i mean east of welcome to the program christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the vatican pope francis led the midnight mass at st peter's basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis urged christians to ke

itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis christians to keep the faith. i. think i am 45 of my he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church was the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the would have god to the faith. of. god it was that he may god who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the heavenly realm fill you with the gift of his peace and favor and may you share it with the church in heaven this was. for the pontiff and followers of the catholic faith it has been a trying him scandalous race the very top of the church in many places. so in his sermon the pope appealed for believers to maintain the faith. may we not wait for our neighbors to be good before we do good to them let us not wait for the church to be perfect before we love her let us begin with us so us and receive the gift of grace. have celebrating the belief of the fight for was also one of the themes of the midnight mass in bethlehem. they're pilgrims of bushes

itself ofter a difficult area in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis christians to keep the faith. think forward i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the word of god to the faith. of. all of that he may god who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the heavenly realm fill you with the gift of his peace and favor and may you share it with the church in heaven this was. for the pontiff and followers of the catholic faith it has been a trying. scandal has reached the very top of the church in many places. so in his sermon the pope appealed for believers to maintain the faith. that yahoo may we not wait for our neighbors to be good before we do good to venom let us not wait for the church to be perfect before we love her let us begin with us so is and receive the gift of grace. celebrating the belief of the fight for was also one of the themes of the midnight mass in bethlehem there pilgrims of worship is gathered

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the catholic church was 200 years behind the times when other words pope francis not afraid of of criticizing the people who helped him to run the church or the minds of the current thought he wanted to that point david if you'll allow me one of the things that he said in the midnight mass just to the point about the criticism that he's willing to to give the church he talks about the church not being perfect and say to people don't wait for the church to be perfect what does that tell us about the year that the church has had in 21000 how difficult has it been for the fact the church this year. it's been a very bad year in many ways we've had the pope's former top economic advisor the australian cardinal pale sentenced to prison in australia for clerical sex abuse on clerical 6 of those charges it's become apparent that the problem of pedophile priests which the batek and his team need in recent years to brush off as an american problem is a worldwide problem we've had reports of kerik or sexual abuse from all over the world including. we're not trying a catholic population but even there th

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this is the news from no place to hide for sexual abuses in the catholic church pope francis removes the cover of papal secrecy meaning victims of sex abuse will be able to report it to civil authorities without fear of excommunication also on the program pakistan's former military rule up a very special officer sentenced to death after a court finds him guilty of treason since he's in exile face the ultimate penalty. that could become a menaced experts saying the boom in mixed martial arts fighting has allowed the far right groups in germany to recruit new it's. time for welcome to the program pope francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sex abuse he has removed what's known as papal secrecy from accusations trials and decisions involving such abuse critics accuse the church of using the rule to justify decisions to keep these cases away from civil authorities believe this reporting sexual abuse to the police without commission risks to being excommunicated. from to. these religious affairs analyst martin jacko welcome us and p

was also an attempt to put a hopeful spin on what's been a terrible year for the catholic church pope francis is trying it he has a very ambitious program he's working he's celebrated his 82nd birthday recently he is aware of his increasing age. he can't expect many years to come of his previous. he's preparing his for his action and i think that he is trying as desperately as he can change the mindset of the people who run the church his direction and i thought it was very in that she quoted a former cardinal who's now wrong digital martin you know who said just before he died that the church the catholic church was 200 years behind the times when other words not afraid of of criticizing the people who helped him drown the church were or the minds of the current one interesting on that point david if you'll allow me one of the things that he said in the midnight mass just to the point about the criticism that he's willing to to give the church he talks about the church not being perfect and say to people don't wait for the church to be perfect what does that tell us about the year th

who just before he died at the church the catholic church was 200 years behind the times when other words pope francis not afraid of of criticizing the people who helped him to run the church or the minds of the current one interesting on that point david if you'll allow me one of the things that he said in the midnight mass just to the point about the criticism that he's willing to to give the church he talks about the church not being perfect and say to people don't wait for the church to be perfect what does that tell us about the year that the church has had in 21000 how difficult has it been for the catholic church this year. it's been a very bad year in many ways we've had the pope's former top economic advisor the australian cardinal pale sentients true christians in australia for clerical sex abuse on clerical 6 of those charges it's become apparent that the problem of pedophile priests which the basket has tended in recent years to brush off as an american problem is a worldwide problem we've had reports of clerical sexual abuse from all over the world including. we're not tiny c

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church pope francis will be given a christmas day thanks in some peaceful shots there you can't quite see it but out of that picture there's a blazing blue christmas sky we'll be back with more news in just a couple minutes. a city defined by military occupation has never been an arab state he with the capital of jerusalem everyone is welcome but this default structure that maintains the could only project thus what we diffuse it was one of the sound of herself a settlement with this and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people segregation occupation discrimination injustice this is apartheid in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and a hard place on al-jazeera the growing up in the united states i learned that the 1st amendment is really key to being a decision to bring them up to the challenge of going to be the men and women of the resources that are available what makes al-jazeera story to me is that we just don't tell you what the subject of the story wants to know the government is not going to do the one thing the demonstrators want to apologize for that's what a

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this is d w news wife of the pope for ordering a major change in the catholic church and leaving no place to hide for sexual abusers pope francis removes the cover of people secrecy meaning victims of sexual abuse will be able to go to the police to report the crime without fear of excommunication from the church also coming up tonight pakistan's former military ruler purpose is sentenced to death after a court finds him guilty of treason he's in exile so will he ever face the ultimate penalty and that we look at a martial art that could become a hidden menace experts saying the boom in mixed martial arts has allowed far right groups here in germany to recruit new members. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with this we begin with breaking news news on both sides of the atlantic the united states senate has backed sanctions on that controversial nord stream to gas pipeline by a huge majority meaning that the bill has now passed both houses of congress and will go to the president's president to be signed into law. the same sions target a pipeline that's being built under the baltic sea t

to combat silence surrounding pedophilia roman catholic church . thank you very much for being with us francis been in the grip of a stepepped up genereral strike ts tuesday the organizer say the one point eight million people protesting. on the march on the streets across the country the police though puput the figure t closer to six hundred thousand the issue remains the same pension reform. many of the protesters are angry that that pensions they say will be reduced by these reforms. frfrance hasas forty two special pension schemes emmanuel michael wants to reduce this to one universal pension. ramping up the pressure on the government public sector employees took to the streets in paris. including hospital workers who are protesting budget cuts they say a putting lives at risk. and transport stuff too for more than two weeks have brought much of fronts to a standstill. it was the third day of mass marches since proposed pension reforms were announced by the government. can i fall gets anymore it's a totally illegitimate reform. michael wasn't e

the catholic church was 200 years behind the times when other words pope francis not afraid of of criticizing the people who helped him during the church were or the minds of the current conservative and interesting on that point david if you'll allow me one of the things that he said in the midnight mass just to the point about the criticism that he's willing to to give the church he talks about the church not being perfect and say to people don't wait for the church to be perfect what does that tell us about the year that the church has had in 21000 how difficult has it been for the catholic church this year. it's been a very bad year in many ways we've had the pope's former top economic advisor the australian cardinal pale sentients to prison in australia for clerical sex abuse on clerical simpson's charges it's become apparent that the problem of pedophile priests reach the batek and has tended in recent years to brush off as an american problem it's a worldwide problem we've had reports of kerry call sexual abuse from all over the world including for example just had we're not tiny catho

pope francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sex abuse. he has abolished papal secrecy laws, meaning they will no longer apply in accusations, trials, and decisions involving sexual abuse. critics have accused the church of using papal secrecy to justify decisions to keep cases away from the police and civil authorities. for more, i'm joined now by an advocate for victims, and he is an investigator of clergy sexex abuse. he is a former priest himself as well as a survivor of sex abuse in the church. he joins us from buffalo in the u.s. state of new york. good to have you with us on the show. how significant is this change? >> thehe pope would like e you o think that this is a sweeping change, and to talkk about the lifting of the pontifical secret is a very dramatic way to talkk about this, but the reality on the street for victims like myself and advocates is that nothing significant has changed by this. brent: kind of tell me -- what does this mean, for someone outside the catholic world the king at the king at this story? doe

ahead, popetill francis changes the way the roman catholic church deals with issues of child sexual abuse. and why mexico's president is still proud of his efforts to tackle crime, despite a record rise in homicides. ♪ a calm picture across much of china, but this is bringing some rain with it and also some snow. one celsius in shanghai wednesday. a moist onshore f flow heading toward vietnam but not much there in the way of showers. maybe a few more likely on thursday. the rain pushes further south through china and across into shanghai. temperatures they're dipping a little bit lower and quite cloudy in hong kong, 23 for the daytime high. rain across much of borneo, fairly widespread, heavy at times and some heavier rain in southern areas of malaysia and staying that way as we had through thursday. scattered showers and thunderstorms in kuala lumpur. we had over toward india, much cooler in the north for the last few days. what we have got is some foggy conditions up into pakistan. fog in the forecast for the next couple of d days. feeling cool in new delhi at 19. elizabeth: hello aga

to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news, we take a look back at a busy year in the sporting world in review 2019: the year in sport. hello, good evening. the queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been "struck" by the "sense of purpose" younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a "bumpy" year. it comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. this morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the annual christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. morning service at sandringham. notable for who attended and who was absent. making their first appearance, six—year—old prince george and four—yearâ€

to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. join us, the brexitcast gang, in half an hour, to look back at the year that was in the world of brexit. good evening. the queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been "struck" by the "sense of purpose" younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a "bumpy" year. it comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. this morning , members of her familyjoined the queen in attending the christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. morning service at sandringham. notable for who attended and who was absent. making their first appearance, six—year—old prince george and four—year—old princess charlotte. absent from the m

how is francis is changing the church? what he think it's gonna go? >> i think if one looks around the world first the living parts of the catholic church, are the parts that are still in grace john paul ii and benedict the 16th, the interpreters and the vatican council. the dying parts of the church of these catholic like experiences that don't work. i don't think that pope francis wants to sell catholic light, but i think some of the initiatives he's taken have given encouragement to the dying catholic light forces in the catholic church. and that's a shame. because he in many respects puts a compelling face on the church. and he is right to remind us that every time the church does notice something that has to explain what's the guess that stands behind the no. not just the naysayers. gerry: thank you very much one more quick break and they were gonna talk about religion in modern america. stay with us. ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blo

francis has announced as weaving changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sex abuse he's abolished the papal secrecy laws meaning they will no longer apply in accusations trials and decisions involving sexual abuse critics have accused the church of using paypal secrecy to justify decisions to keep cases away from the police and civil authorities as. well for more i'm joined now by james alludes zaki is an advocate for victims and he's an investigator of clergy sex abuse he's a former priest himself as well as a survivor of sex abuse in the church he joins us from buffalo in the u.s. state of new york it was good to have you on the show how significant is this change. the pope would like you to think that this is a sweeping change and to talk about the lifting of the pontifical secret is a very dramatic way to talk about this but the reality on the street for victims like myself and advocates is that nothing significant has changed by this and kind of tell me what does this mean for someone who's not a catholic over people you know outside the catholic world lo

how is francis is changing the church? what he think it's gonna go? >> i think if one looks around the world first the living parts of the catholic church, are the parts that are still in grace john paul ii and benedict the 16th, the interpreters and the vatican council. the dying parts of the church of these catholic like experiences that don't work. i don't think that pope francis wants to sell catholic light, but i think some of the initiatives he's taken have given encouragement to the dying catholic light forces in the catholic church. and that's a shame. because he in many respects puts a compelling face on the church. and he is right to remind us that every time the church does notice something that has to explain what's the guess that stands behind the no. not just the naysayers. gerry: thank you very much one more quick break and they were gonna talk about religion in modern america. stay with us. doctor bob, what should i take for back pain? before you take anything, i recommend applying topical relievers first. salonpas lidocaine patch bloc

how is francis is changing the church? what he think it's gonna go? >> i think if one looks around the world first the living parts of the catholic church, are the parts that are still in grace john paul ii and benedict the 16th, the interpreters and the vatican council. the dying parts of the church of these catholic like experiences that don't work. i don't think that pope francis wants to sell catholic light, but i think some of the initiatives he's taken have given encouragement to the dying catholic light forces in the catholic church. and that's a shame. because he in many respects puts a compelling face on the church. and he is right to remind us that every time the church does notice something that has to explain what's the guess that stands behind the no. not just the naysayers. gerry: thank you very much one more quick break and they were gonna talk about religion in modern america. stay with us. step up, please. empty your pockets. looks like you're all set for that business trip. you've got your smartphone, laptop, your other smartphone...

to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up in half an hour, bbc news gains exclusive access to the team trying to break the land speed record. good afternoon. the queen is delivering her annual christmas day message, acknowledging that 2019 has been "quite bumpy". this morning, her majesty attended church at sandringham. but the duke of edinburgh was not in attendance. he left hospital yesterday in time to spend christmas at home. charlotte gallagher reports from sandringham. it has been a hugely turbulent year for the royals and i think that was reflected by the fact prince andrew didn't go to the main church service today. there have been some real highs, like the birth of r6, and a lot of people here today queued from the early hours of the morning. a great deal of affection still for the royals with a lot of the british public. the queen arrives for the christmas day

to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. 2019 saw the hottest month on record. in half an hour on bbc news, weather world looks back at some of the most significant meteorological events of the year. hello and a very good evening. the queen has used her christmas message to say that she has been "struck" by the "sense of purpose" younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change. her majesty also acknowleged that 2019 had been a "bumpy" year. it comes after a year of intense political debate about brexit, as well as a number of personal events affecting the royal family. this morning members of herfamily joined the queen in attending the christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. morning service at sandringham. notable for who attended and who was absent. making their first appearance, six—year—old prin

how is francis is changing the church? what he think it's gonna go? >> i think if one looks around the world first the living parts of the catholic church, are the parts that are still in grace john paul ii and benedict the 16th, the interpreters and the vatican council. the dying parts of the church of these catholic like experiences that don't work. i don't think that pope francis wants to sell catholic light, but i think some of the initiatives he's taken have given encouragement to the dying catholic light forces in the catholic church. and that's a shame. because he in many respects puts a compelling face on the church. and he is right to remind us that every time the church does notice something that has to explain what's the guess that stands behind the no. not just the naysayers. gerry: thank you very much one more quick break and they were gonna talk about religion in modern america. stay with us. in a world where everything gets a sequel. it's finally time for... geico sequels! classic geico heroes, starring in six new commercials, with jaw-

how is francis is changing the church? what he think it's gonna go? >> i think if one looks around the world first the living parts of the catholic church, are the parts that are still in grace john paul ii and benedict the 16th, the interpreters and the vatican council. the dying parts of the church of these catholic like experiences that don't work. i don't think that pope francis wants to sell catholic light, but i think some of the initiatives he's taken have given encouragement to the dying catholic light forces in the catholic church. and that's a shame. because he in many respects puts a compelling face on the church. and he is right to remind us that every time the church does notice something that has to explain what's the guess that stands behind the no. not just the naysayers. gerry: thank you very much one more quick break and they were gonna talk about religion in modern america. stay with us. ugh, another electronic signature. you have to print, walk, sign, scan, recycle, walk, email yourself... really? more walking, try again, waiting,

this is d w news wife of the pope ordering a major change in the catholic church and leaving no place to hide for sexual abusers pope francis removes the cover of people secrecy meaning victims of sexual abuse will be able to go to the police to report the crime without fear of excommunication from the church also coming up tonight pakistan's former military ruler purpose musharraf is sentenced to death after a court finds him guilty of treason he's in exile so.

church's holiest sites the church of our lady of guadalupe where pope francis held mass for hundreds of pilgrims the virgin of guadalupe is a powerful symbol for millions of latin america catholics traditionally some pilgrims croll a final stretch of their journey to the church. this is did news these are our top stories britain's prime minister boris johnson says his government has been given a powerful new mandate to finally take the u.k. out of the european union johnson's conservative party won an overall majority in the country's general election decisively ending 3 and a half years of political gridlock it's an historic deceit for the opposition labor party under german corben which lost seats and many of its traditional strongholds . european union leaders have agreed on one of the blocs most ambitious proposals to drastically slash carbon emissions to net 0 by 2050 it is part of the european commission president green deal poland to endorse the goals but said it needs more time to reach climate neutrality. new zealand police have recovered the bodies of 6 people who died earl

of pope francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse by abolishing secrecy laws of the role known as papal secrecy will no longer apply in accusations trials and decisions involving the sexual abuse but confidentiality will still apply and critics had accused the church of using paypal secrecy as justification for not reporting cases of abuse to civil services. so let's get more on this from d.w. religious affairs analyst a martin jacko welcome otten of the pontifical secrecy this is about the heart of this announcement just displaying to us what that is the difficult secrecy is basically the policy that is instituted through church law that cases of prince question of different swords including sexual abuse but also i mean whatever other transgression could happen within the context of the church things such as say priests not appropriately office ceding not appropriately taking care of their flock at centered center have 1st to be put through the church system and not go to external authority so in the case of sexual a