Anchor: Pope Francis has sent a video message to all Koreans for Christmas. It is unusual for a pope to send a Christmas message to a specific country. Let’s listen in.
 
[Sound bite: Pope Francis (Italian)]
"Dear Korean brothers and sisters,

With great pleasure I send you best wishes for the Holy Nativity, recalling with joy and gratitude the voyage I took to your country this past August. The great celebration in honor of the Martyrs, the meeting with young people, and also the other moments of the visit remain vividly in my memory.

I pray the Lord that the light, shining on the world from the Baby of Bethlehem, might be always in your hearts, in your families and communities.

At Christmas, once more, Jesus draws us to Himself with His divine goodness. And Jesus is good, very good… It is His presence only that can give true happiness to mankind; without Him there is none, because He is capable of making life ever new and beautiful.

My dear friends, I ask you to pray for me, and from my heart I wish you a peaceful and holy Christmas!'
 
Anchor: Meanwhile, the pope led a Christmas Eve Mass for thousands of people in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday, calling for tenderness and warmth for people in trouble.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church also called on the arrogant, the proud and those closed off to others to meet life with goodness and meekness.

About five thousand people gathered for the mass, which was broadcast live in 3D for the first time.