Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 208 Fri. December 26, 2003       World Pope pleads for peace Pope John Paul II at the altar in St Peter's Basilica celebrates midnight mass Wednesday as part of the Christmas Day service in the Vatican. The 83-year-old pontiff attended the mass, seated on a special chair that Vatican workmen have adapted so that he can reach the high altar for the consecration of the communion bread and wine. PHOTO: AFP