the streets and attacked with abandon. a few of the villages were armed but they were outnumbered and outgunned. >> translator: i have a gun, but when the bullets run out, it is just a stick. >> translator: they blocked this street off so nobody could pass. right when i start, i saw people in front of me being killed. i got everybody out of the car. that was when my baby son was shot in the head. what could a child have possibly done to deserve to die? >> reporter: bashar's son did live. his other son wounded and both left with permanent reminders of the vicious attack. terry moran, abc news. pope francis preparing to celebrate the traditional midnight mass at st. peters square. yesterday he visited his predecessor, poeb -- pope benedict, to exchange christmas greetings. video released by the vatican