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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Christmas Day message to the faithful from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on December 25, 2012 in Vatican City. (credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope Benedict Prays For Peace In Christmas Day Message

Pope Benedict XVI prayed that God “grant Israelis and Palestinians courage to end long years of conflict and division, and to embark resolutely on the path to negotiation.”

2012/12/25

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Wind Advisory In Effect As Gusts Blast At Up To 50 MPH

Flags have been whipping about loudly and violently across New York City Saturday, and traffic lights have been swaying on their poles, as winds with gusts of up to 50 mph blast through the area.

2012/12/22

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Deadly Stamford Christmas Fire Police Report To Be Turned Over To State’s Attorney

Three sisters and their grandparents died in the fire. The girls’ mother, Madonna Badger and her boyfriend Michael Borcina, survived. Investigators determined the fire was started by improperly discarded fireplace embers.

2012/02/14

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church (credit: CBS 2)

More Exposed To Hepatitis A Risk At NY Church

Health officials will return to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park on Friday, offering vaccines to anyone who may have been exposed.

2011/01/07

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church (credit: CBS 2)

Officials Administer Hepatitis Vaccinations At L.I. Church

It’s not what you normally think about on your way to church. But on Tuesday parishioners were returning to pray for good health and to receive injections after being exposed to a potentially dangerous virus.

2011/01/04

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Christmas Day NYC Jewelry Robbers Still At Large

Late in the afternoon on the 25th, three men broke into the Ultra Diamonds store at 707 Sixth Avenue. They got in by first accessing a neighboring building and knocking a hole in the wall.

2010/12/29

George Washington (credit: Clipart)

Hundreds Gather For Washington’s Delaware River Crossing

The 58th annual re-enactment of Washington’s daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river — the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War — was staged Saturday on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border.

2010/12/25

Christmas Service at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (credit: CBS 2)

Area Churches Packed On Christmas

At the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine choir sang Psalm 98 as worshippers celebrated. For some, going to this cathedral on Christmas Day is a continuation of a family tradition.

2010/12/25

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