00:00People around the world are celebrating Christmas. In the Vatican City, Pope Francis held his
00:07traditional Christmas midday greetings, in which he urged all people of all nations to
00:13find courage during this holy year, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions
00:19plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.
00:24While pilgrims from all over the world lined up to cross the holy door and thus receive
00:30the Catholic Church indulgence for their sins.
00:35In Paris, around 2,700 worshippers gathered to witness the Christmas Day Mass inside the
00:41Notre-Dame Cathedral presided over the Archbishop of Paris, celebrating for the first time since
00:47the fire devastated the cathedral in 2019.
00:52In Germany, members of a Berlin swimming club dressed in Santa costumes braved water temperatures
00:58of four degrees to take their annual Christmas Day swim in Lake Oranje before singing carols,
01:04a tradition that has been going on for 40 years.
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