POPE Benedict used his Christmas message to the world to say people should never lose hope for peace, even in conflict-riven Syria and in Nigeria where he spoke of terrorism against Christians.
The 85-year-old, in his eighth Christmas season since his pontificate, addressed tens of thousands of people in Rome's St Peter's Square.
He used the analogy of good soil to underscore his view that the hope represented by Christmas should never die.
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