VATICAN - Pope Francis will celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 by sending the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and millions of others his traditional "urbi et orbi" message at the close of a year plagued by war and religious fundamntalism.
Agence France-Presse: Pope likely to address year of conflicts in Christmas message
Pope Francis frees a dove upon arrival at the Istanbul's Holy Spirit Cathedral, on Nov. 29, 2014 in Istanbul.
