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• Text of pope's homily for Christmas Eve Mass (AP)
• Xmas joy mixed with threats for Mideast Christians (AFP)
• Long-awaited Nativity scene arrives at Pa. church (AP)
• Pope breaks tradition with BBC broadcast (Reuters)

Text of pope's homily for Christmas Eve Mass (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST AP - The Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Benedict XVI's homily, to be delivered in Italian, during Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

Xmas joy mixed with threats for Mideast Christians (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST AFP - Christians in the Middle East prepared on Friday to celebrate Christmas, some in fear of attacks against their community, as in Iraq, and others in the most discreet way possible, as in Saudi Arabia.

Long-awaited Nativity scene arrives at Pa. church (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:16 AM PST AP - A northwestern Pennsylvania church has finally received a German Nativity scene after a wait that lasted nearly a century.

Pope breaks tradition with BBC broadcast (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:49 AM PST Reuters - Pope Benedict called for people to remember the significance of Christ's birth in a Christmas message specially recorded for Britons and aired on the BBC on Friday.

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