Last Updated Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:37:28 EST
CBC News
Pope Benedict urged people to unite against terrorism, poverty, pandemics and environmental destruction, in his first Christmas Day address from the Vatican.
He also called for a "new world order" to correct economic and ethical imbalances, and appealed for protection for people suffering from "tragic humanitarian crises" in the Darfur region of Sudan and elsewhere.
Despite cold weather and drizzling rain, tens of thousands of people cheered and called out the Pope's name as he came to a balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at noon on Sunday.
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