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Pope Leo celebrated a Christmas Day Mass in St.

Peter's Basilica at the Vatican today.

He's the first pontiff to do so in more than 30 years.

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the Pope urged the faithful to care for those in the world who are suffering.

Ruth Sherlock, NPR News.

The Department of Homeland Security is changing the rules for H-1B visas set to take effect in late February.

NPR's John Ruich reports it's a kind of visa that allows skilled foreigners to work in the United States.

The vote count in Honduras' presidential election took more than three weeks, but a winner has been announced.

NPR's Ada Peralta reports he's a construction entrepreneur and a conservative candidate backed by President Trump.

Nasri Asfura won by less than 1% of the vote.

You are listening to NPR News from New York City.

Dominion Energy has filed a lawsuit challenging an order by the Trump administration directing the company to stop work on an offshore wind project along Virginia's coast.

NPR's Michael Copley reports the stop work order cited national security concerns.

The acclaimed Palestinian actor and controversial filmmaker Mohamed Bakri has died in northern Israel.

One of his sons, Saleh Bakri, wrote on Instagram, With profound sorrow and deep grief, we announce the passing of our beloved father.

Bakri's acting career began in the 1980s when he performed in both Arabic and Hebrew

in Palestinian and Israeli theaters.

But he's best known for his roles in films such as Beyond the Walls, Fellow Travelers, and Cup Final.

His most controversial and some say his best work was his film Janine, Janine, about war crimes allegedly committed by Israeli soldiers in a West Bank refugee camp.