and an identity has not yet been established.

so that the causes of conflicts can be addressed and courageous efforts can be made to build a future of peace.he said in his Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message.

The popes 2020 Christmas message was delivered before a small audience at the Vatican instead of a large crowd in St.the sick and all who at this period find themselves without work or in grave difficulty due to the economic consequences of the pandemic and to women who have been subjected to domestic violence during these months of confinement.It was livestreamed for viewing around the world.

it is all the more important for us to acknowledge one another as brothers and sisters.Peters Basilica for a crowd of thousands who traditionally fill the square.

The midnight mass was held several hours early to comply with Italys curfew rules.

let us turn our gaze to the many.KJARTAN TORBJOERNSSON/AFP via Getty Images The update comes a day after Icelands meteorological office warned that the likelihood of a volcanic eruption remains high after more than 700 earthquakes were recorded between midnight and 8 a.

The magma building up under the Earths surface in the area is causing the ground to deform.Most of the earthquakes that struck early Wednesday were in the middle of a magma dyke at a depth between roughly two to three miles.

The likelihood of an eruption remains high.Will there be an eruption? And if so.