the completed tower of the virgin mary adorned with 800 windows. on its pinnacle, a 5.5 ton, 12—point star illuminated for the first time. below, a sea of onlookers thankful to witness history. translation: it is like. an opening for everyone, a light of hope for everyone. with no exception. translation: it was | very emotional because it has been under construction for such a long time and little by little come to fruition. even the eyes of the vatican were on the occasion. translation: peace and good wishes from this cordial - franciscan greeting. i join all of you from rome at this moment. sagrada familia is the masterpiece of architect antoni gaudi. construction began in 1882 and almost 140 years on it is still going. the aim was to have it complete by 2026 to mark the centenary of gaudi's death. but it has been further delayed after construction was halted due to the pandemic. when the elusive completion date does eventually roll around it will be the tallest church in the world, bringing gaudi's vision to life. tanya dendrinos, bbc news, ba

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the completed tower of the virgin mary adorned with 800 windows. on its pinnacle, a 5.5 ton, 12—point star illuminated for the first time. below, a sea of onlookers thankful to witness history. translation: just like. an opening for everyone, a light of hope for everyone. with no exception. translation: it was | very emotional because it has been under construction for such a long time and little by little come to fruition. even the eyes of the vatican were on the occasion. translation: peace and good wishes from this cordial - franciscan greeting. i join all of you from rome at this moment. sagrada familia is the masterpiece of architect antoni gaudi. construction began in 1882 and almost 140 years on it is still going. the aim was to have complete by 2026 to mark the centenary of gaudi's death. but it has been further delayed after construction was halted due to the pandemic. when the elusive completion date does eventually roll around it will be the tallest church in the world, bringing gaudi's vision to life. tanya dendrinos, bbc news, barcel

if you really want to be the virgin mary. she got picked to be the sheep i said i felt like i was ruining her faith and god. but then a couple days later she comes running out of school and she was so excited and said mommy mary wants to be a donkey. and it turns out the girls who was chosen to be mary decided she wanted to be a donkey and not mary so then my daughter ended up getting to be mary after all. christmas miracle. [laughter] these are fun things you read about in the book along with a playlist in the picture so many great pictures and it turns out everyone at fox loves christmas obviously the book is number one and i agree we want to hold onto these traditions it all starts not with the government but the family. we need to start in the family. steve: will you embrace this going forward that keying and queen of christmas for many years to come? >> rachel could probably do it. [laughter] >> . steve: i appreciate that. and a lot of stories in this book for those who have hardship at christmas and i know how hard that

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. it oh oh, for falcon france, every one knows the legend of the 3 little children that we could put you on a wicked and keep it depending on the vision, wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came in to the inn, all to butcher shop and rest, erected the 3 children. o. in 1087, a. d. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nicolai depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patron of ch

people place candles outside their windows in tribute to the virgin mary. visitors have until sunday evening to admire them. >> time now for a look at some of the day's business news. we are starting with a landmark proposal from the eu to improve working conditions at so-called online platform companies. >> the proposal is and at companies like uber and deliveroo that mischaracterize their employees as freelancers. the eu wants five factors to determine if workers are employees, giving the minimum wage and bargaining rights, among other benefits. according to the proposal, if just two of these five criteria exist, than a traditional employment relationship is in place. it has been criticized by companies which one it could lead to job loss. the eu says the plan is about fairness. >> we have to make sure the development of the platform economy upholds the labor and social standards which have been established in the eu. if people are missing out on labor and social rights that they are entitled to, then there is a need for acting. it is about what work is t

mary, who is almost always a part of this, where st., some of the reflex christ into the world and every other saint that is there, which is every human being that is created in god's image and likeness and we are honoring the presence of christ, either in the architecture or in the theology of color. the icons are in the human person. every single human person is created in god's image and likeness. >> how long would a worship service last? i mean, a viewer might come to at the cathedral. >> fisher because christmas falls on a sunday, it changes our order, but the literature, the christmas of liturgy is now done on saturday morning. we have a priest service called matins, that's about an hour or hour and 15 minutes and divine liturgy is about an hour and a half. christmas eve night, we do the great vest, the evening service, we follow the jewish day at sunset. we ventured into christmas day. at 6:00, let's say as the sun is setting, we are entering into sunday and a celebration this year of our lord's birth and in the morning, we have, of course, matins again, an hour, hour and a half a

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. it, oh gosh. oh, fossil in france. everyone knows the legend of the 3 little children that a we could put your own, we could and keep it depending on the vision. wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like piece. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came into the in all to butcher shop and resurrected the 3 children . oh, in 1087 ag. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nicholas depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patron

so they want jesus, the virgin mary and santa, the next target to be cancelled on sky. no huge on today's news use use here on our t america. we're going to look at the latest war on christmas. and sadly, how the current post pandemic environment is actually aiding in that fight. but those of christian faith are not taking this attack lately, including the church who see christmas as not the only day where christianity is under attack. this is violence against those of christian faith. it's becoming more common in countries where christianity has previously been accepted all around the world. but as christians are having to fight for their survival and other countries here in america, it's not violent which is causing major damage to the christian church. rather it's the ability for the church to keep their lights on. and the doors open as church tax deductions are being limited by the u. s. government, unless they comply with certain social standers, is it, this is separation of church and state which thomas jefferson warned about his letter. it wasn't about the church

next to the virgin, mary, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. that's it. oh, oh, fossil in france, everyone knows the legend of the 3 little children that a we could put your own or we could and keep it depending on the vision. wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came into the in all to butcher shop and resurrected the 3 children . oh. in 1087 ag. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nicholas depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the pat

mary and santa the next target to be cancelled on sky. no huge on today's news, a huge, huge here on our t america. we're going to look at the latest war on christmas. and sadly, how the current post pandemic environment is actually aiding in that fight. but those of christian faith are not taking this attack lately, including the church who see christmas as not the only day where christianity is under attack. this is violence against those of christian faith. it's becoming more common in countries where christianity has previously been accepted all around the world. but as christians are having to fight for their survival in other countries here in america, if not violence, which is causing major damage to the christian church. rather, it's the ability for the church to keep their lights on and the doors open as church tax deductions are being limited by the u. s. government, unless they comply with certain social standers is it. this is separation of church and state, which thomas jefferson warned about his letter. it wasn't about the c

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. it, oh, oh, fossil in france, everyone knows the legend of the 3 little children that a we could put your own or we could and keep it depending on the vision. wanted to cut him to pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came into the inn, all to butcher shop and rest, erected the 3 children. oh, in 1087, ab faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nico la depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah, in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patro

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. it, oh gosh, oh, fossil in france, everyone knows the legend of the 3 little children that a wicked butcher owner. we could and keep it depending on the vision. wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came into the inn all to butcher shop and resurrected the 3 children . oh, in 1087 ag. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la haine, named san nicholas depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patr

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron, saint of prisoners, sailors, butchers, children, and of the french province of la haine. it, oh, oh, fall, falcon, france. every one knows the legend of the 3, his children that a wicked butcher owner, wicked, and cheap it, depending on the vision, wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came in to the in all to butcher shop and resurrected the 3 children . oh, in 1087, a. d. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nicolai depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patron

in washington on the grounds of catholic university a statue of the virgin mary was smashed by a lunatic with a hammer. in a video released by the dc police you can see him breaking a face-off a statue, stole the broken hands, there is some spirit loosen the country now that seems to be moving all of these lunatics we saw in the fox tree burning, we got to pray for these people something out there. laura: if it is okay to tear down statues because you didn't like them or someone told you you shouldn't like the more you're offended or someone told you you should have been offended, and never prosecuted and celebrated for doing so. why not take down statues? nothing is going to happen to you. where is the book tour going this week? >> we keep the spirit of christmas alive, in new orleans, houston, raymondarroyo.com, the spider who saved christmas. laura: something just in time for the holidays, stay there. voya doesn't just help me get to retirement... ...they're with me all the way through it. voya. be confident to and through retirement. >> laura: that's it for us laura: that is it for u

in washington this week on the ground of catholic university, the virtue of a mock statue of virgin mary was smashed by a hammer. you can see the breaking the face off the statue and he strolled up broken hand so they cannot be repaired. there are some spirit loose in the country now that seems to be moving all of the lunatics. we saw the fox tree burning and all of this, we have to pray for these people, some things out there. >> laura: raymond, when it became okay to tear down statues because you did not like them or somebody told you that you should at like them or you're offended, somebody told you if you should have been offended, and nobody did anything to you. there were never prosecuted and you are celebrated for doing so, why not start taking down statues? nothing's going to happen to you. probably not. all rights to my raiment, where's the book to where going this week? >> we will keep the spirit of christmas alive. if raymond arroyo.com, see you tomorrow for the book signing. >> laura: i'm teasing, have a great time out there as always. something just in time for the holidays!

next to the virgin mary's, he had the power of flight. he could magically fly. he also had the power to be in several different places. at the same time. he's the patron saint of prisoners, sailors, butcher's, children, and of the french province of la haine. it oh, oh, also in france, every one knows the legend of the 3 little children that we could put you on a wicked and keep it depending on the vision. wanted to cut into pieces and put in the soap barrel like pigs. and after 7 years, saint nicholas came into the inn to butcher shop and rest erected the 3 children. oh, ah, in 1087, a. d. faced with the invasion of turkey by the saracens, italian sailors took saint nicholas his coffin to the city, bari enshrining his remains in the main church. then a french crusader brought his relics to a small town in la hen named san nico la depot. here every year on december 6th, his followers gather and sing to commemorate his birth. ah in addition to resurrecting the 3 boys saint nicholas his life was marked by numerous acts of generosity. he became the patron of childr

the virgin mary is celebrated in the koran more than any other woman. she had her own chapter in the koran. theologically muslims are not really celebrating christmas that way but culturally in america certainly and i've been in the middle east during christmas season and there are christmas trees and hotels and the shopping malls, and countries like jordan they celebrate it much more. some muslims are having fun today, they're having a tree with their friends. others they're like molly enjoying no one at the restaurant or no one at the movie theater. >> yeah, and you know, it's interesting, dean, because at the end of ramadan, is that close to christmas? forgive my ignorance. i'm curious what the comparison is exactly. >> it certainly -- that's a theological holiday. there is a connection to christmas. they're festive. they're fun, you go over with your family. they might not be exchanging gifts maybe, you know, some desserts people bring our baklava for some. in america since one-third of the muslim community is african american, and that's the bigges

. >> mary could not believe the angel's message since she's still a virgin. the child to be born will be holy. he'll be called son of god. when mary was told that she's carrying the messiah, she's shocked and surprised. she's feeling umg hbl and unworthy of this kind of great honor but she's willing to accept it. >> luke describes how the angel gabriel and reveals to mary that her cousin is also pregnant. mary sets outs on a 70 mile journey to find her cousin in the hill country. she comes to visit her cousin elizabeth. the one person she can really talk to about this unusual turn of events of her life. by traditions she would have come here, perhaps she hurries along a street like this looking forward to be with her cousin with whom she can share this amazing secret. >> elizabeth tells mary how despite being too old toll conceive, she really is now six months pregnant. >> as soon as i heard the sound of your grieving, the child many my womb leaps for joy. >> they're both pregnant and we can imagine there is a rapport between these women. there is an attempt