PBS NewsHour

Calls for Peace Around the World on Christmas

Clip: 12/25/2012 | 3m 42s

Pope Benedict greeted thousands of followers on Christmas Day, calling for an end to violence in Syria and better resources for the displaced and wounded. In Nigeria, in a region where a radical Islamic sect has previously staged attacks, gunmen killed five Christians. And in Newtown, Conn., worshippers marked a somber holiday.

Aired: 12/25/12

Rating: NR

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