<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mw2Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII" id="mw2g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pope Pius XII">Pope Pius XII</a> makes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve" id="mw2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Christmas Eve">Christmas Eve</a> appeal for peace.<sup about="#mwt117" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-21"}}' id="cite_ref-21" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./December_24#cite_note-21" id="mw3A" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 21;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw3Q">[21]</span></a></sup>
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