�More Blood Is Being Shed In Nigeria�, Says Pope Francis

Pope Francis issued a strident call in his Christmas day message to safeguard children who are victims �under our very eyes� of violence and trafficking, while also demanding an end to �brutal persecution� worldwide. Killings and hostage-takings from the Middle East to Nigeria and elsewhere must stop, he said in his annual Christmas �urbi et orbi� (to the city and the world) message.