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Andrés Vacca | TheBL 12/25/20, 21:47 Pope Francis delivers his traditional Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi "speech to the city and the world virtually from inside the Hall of Blessings at the Vatican, on Dec. 25, 2020. (Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters) Pope Francis again avoided an excellent opportunity to name the religious persecutions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). During the Christmas blessing, the pope called attention to the suffering and injustice throughout the world and omitted any reference to those suffering under the CCP. In one of the most important Masses of the year, the Pope during his blessing...
