VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 -- Pope Benedict XVI, standing on the spot where he appeared as the newly elected pontiff last spring, delivered his first Christmas message to a large crowd in St. Peter's Square and warned of dangers of technological advance made in the absence of religious belief. -
Pope Warns of Modern 'Spiritual Barrenness'
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 -- Pope Benedict XVI, standing on the spot where he appeared as the newly elected pontiff last spring, delivered his first Christmas message to a large crowd in St. Peter's Square and warned of dangers of technological advance made in the absence of religious belief.-
By Daniel Williams