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Pope Celebrates Christmas Eve Amid Security Fears

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas Eve with an evening Mass on Friday amid heightened security concerns following the package bombings at two Rome embassies and Christmas Eve security breaches at the Vatican the past two years. Benedict processed down the central aisle of St. Peter's Basilica at the...

Bad Santa Update: Potty-Mouthed Female Santas Arrested in Ohio

What happens when Santacon -- or Santarchy -- gets out of control? Police in Ohio arrested two women dressed like Santa Claus after about 100 revelers wearing Santa outfits attempted to bring a holiday-themed flash mob to the Dayton Mall on Saturday night. After spending the day spreading the Christmas cheer at bars...

Bad Santa Update: Gun-Toting Kris Kringle Robs RI Bar

(Dec. 20) -- Santa Claus is supposed to spread holiday cheer -- not holiday fear. And his sack should be filled with toys, not a firearm. Rhode Island police say a man in a Kris Kringle costume was being naughty, not nice, when he entered a bar at the East Providence Yacht Club on Sunday and pulled out a gun. The robber...

Raunchy, Drunken, Bank-Robbing Santas Are Naughty -- Not Nice

(Dec. 13) -- It's Santa Claus' job to find out if you've been naughty or nice -- but who's keeping tabs on Santa's behavior? Kris Kringle is a holiday icon around the world, but every year at Christmastime a few bad Santas make the jolly man in red seem like a jailbird. From Hollywood to your own family photo albums,...