Pope Benedict XVI gives Urbi et Orbi blessing

Описание: (25 Dec 2005) SHOTLIST

1. Wide of St Peter's square
2. VARIOUS SOUNDBITES (Italian) Pope Benedict XVI wishing Merry Christmas in several languages
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3. Various of crowd cheering and clapping

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A screaming and cheering crowd of thousands, headed by a military marching band and lines of Swiss Guards, braved chilly rain to hear Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas message on Sunday.

It was Benedict's first Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" message -- Latin for "to the city and to the world" -- and he continued the tradition of Pope John Paul II by using the speech to review conditions around the world and lament the violence and poverty that afflict so many.

Groups of pilgrims and tourists cheered and clapped when he wished them a Merry Christmas in more than two dozen languages -- another tradition of John Paul's.

The Christmas message came hours after he celebrated his first Midnight Mass inside St Peter's as Pope, in which he prayed for peace in the Holy Land.

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