Vatican Pope Francis holds Epiphany mass, Eastern Christians prepare for Christmas The Vatican has held the annual Epiphany mass, marking the official end of the Christmas season. Pope Francis spoke in his homily of restless hearts 06/01/2016
World And also...Turkish 'Santa' undercover police, Diamond cakes, Granny's virtual reality encounter. Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams share a selection of local stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the 01/01/2016
world news Koala rescued from Australian bushfire In Australia, where bushfires have ravaged the southern coastline of Great Ocean Road, some residents were allowed on Sunday (December 27) to return 27/12/2015
no comment Berlin Seals Some 30 Germans go for their annual Christmas Day swim in a Berlin lake, calling the 6 degree Celsius water temperature “pleasantly warm.” 26/12/2015
no comment Urbi et Orbi Pope Francis marks Christmas Day with the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s 26/12/2015
world news Philip VI's call for national unity heard loud and clear by Basques & Catalans The King of Spain’s Christmas speech’s strong appeals to beware of nationalist sentiment led to its leaders being quick off the mark to comment. The 25/12/2015
United Kingdom Britain's Royal Family attends traditional Sandringham church service Britain’s Royal Family has attended the annual Christmas church service in the Norfolk village of Sandringham. Nearly a thousand well-wishers waited 25/12/2015
West Bank Bethlehem Christmas festivities 'subdued' amid ongoing violence Christmas Day in the West Bank town of Bethlehem saw hundreds of Christians and tourists from around the world gather to celebrate mass at the 25/12/2015
Cyprus Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders make historic joint appeal for reunification For the first time ever the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have delivered a joint televised message for Christmas. They 25/12/2015
world news European retailers strike early with sales after autumn disappoints High street heaven for shoppers as stores offer clothing bargains after warm autumn, but fears about terror take the fun out of bargain-hunting in France 24/12/2015
no comment Ride that sleigh, again! He’s coming to the end of the busiest time of the year. It’s that time again, when Santa Claus, aka Father Christmas, aka Julgubben, aka Joulupukki 24/12/2015
Finland Santa Claus is on his way He’s coming to the end of the busiest time of the year. The elves have done their job and now Santa Claus is preparing to leave Lapland and begin 23/12/2015
no comment Christmas in the zoo Christmas has come early for the animals at the Gdansk-Oliwa zoo in Poland. The creatures were given special treats, hidden in wrapped boxes, as part 23/12/2015
world news France: security tightened at places of worship ahead of festive season Worshippers to be searched on entry Churches to open only one door Congregations asked to flag up “suspicious” behaviour France is tightening 22/12/2015
no comment Christmas rendezvous at the border Russia’s Father Frost and the Finnish Joulupukki meet at the Russian-Finnish border as part of an annual tradition to exchange winter holiday 19/12/2015
no comment Australia: Santa surfers! A group of 320 surfers in Sydney, all dressed up in Santa costumes, set a new Guinness World Record for the largest surf lesson. 16/12/2015
no comment World’s biggest floating Christmas tree lights up in Rio A colourful spectacle of fireworks and lights marked the launching of Rio de Janeiro’s traditional floating Christmas tree on Saturday. The massive 14/12/2015
no comment Run, Santa run 10,000 people dressed as Santa Claus race through streets of Spanish capital, Madrid. Five hundred elves, adding a touch of green to the sea of red 12/12/2015
