Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful to deliver his "Urbi et Orbi" message, Latin for ''to the city and to the world", as he appears from the velvet-draped central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. The pontiff issued a Christmas Day appeal to political leaders around the globe to find the "wisdom and courage'' to end bloody conflicts in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Congo. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo)