BASH: On this Christmas day, two world leaders are delivering strong messaging encouraging unity. Queen Elizabeth delivered her annual Christmas message saying people should treat each other with respect, regardless of their differences. And at the Vatican, Pope Francis pleaded for mutual understanding and peace. CNN's Leone Lakhani has more.</s>LEONE LAKHANI, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A message of love, acceptance and respect from two word leaders this Christmas day. At the Vatican, Pope Francis used his annual address to pray for countries ravage by conflicts. He called on the international community to set aside differences in Syria for the sake of the nearly six million people forced to flee their homes after years of war.</s>POPE FRANCIS, CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER (through translator): May the international community work decisively for a political solution that can put aside divisions and partisan interests, so that the Syrian people, especially all those who were forced to leave their own lands and seek refuge elsewhere can return to live in peace in their open country.</s>LAKHANI: Standing at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the pontiff said his thoughts also turned to Yemen where he hope to choose will finally bring relief to people exhausted by war and famine. It comes as the United Nations says that war in Yemen has pushed it to the brink of the worst famine in a hundred years. Here in the U.K., Queen Elizabeth II said the message of peace on earth was never out of dates.</s>QUEEN ELIZABETH II: Even with the most deeply healed difference, treating the other person with respect and as fellow human beings is always a good first step toward greater understanding.</s>LAKHANI: The 92-year-old monarch is neutral on political matters. But her message comes as the country remains divided on a Brexit deal as the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union in March. Leone Lakhani, CNN, London.</s>BASH: And up next, they are the videos we just can't get enough of, service members surprising their families just in time for the holiday season. Don't miss these heartwarming reunions in just a moment.
Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth, They Delivered Their Annual Messages