Pope Francis celebrates Midnight Mass at the Vatican

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Pope Francis has ushered in Christmas for more than a billion Catholics by celebrating midnight mass at the Vatican, calling on the faithful not to abandon God’s love because of the Church’s failings. Police in Hong Kong have battled pro-democracy protesters with tear gas in some of the most sustained unrest seen in the Chinese territory in weeks. Russia has successfully tested a country-wide alternative to the global internet, its government has announced.