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We must free ourselves from materialism, Pope says at Midnight Mass

December 24, 2016

Christians must avoid being 'concerned for gifts but cold toward those who are marginalised'

Pope Francis’s Christmas Eve homily: full text

December 25, 2015

The Pope's homily from Midnight Mass in St Peter's Basilica

Christmas Eve Mass: Pope Francis denounces ‘consumerist and hedonistic’ society

December 25, 2015

The Pontiff has celebrated the traditional Midnight Mass at St Peter's Basilica

Full text: Pope Francis’s homily at Midnight Mass

December 25, 2014

The Nativity shows 'that God is Father and that his patient fidelity is stronger than darkness and corruption'

If you hate Christmas, feel free to ignore it and let the rest of us celebrate in peace

December 23, 2014

Please can we give these endless moanings about Christmas a rest?

Open the door to Christ, Benedict XVI says in Urbi et Orbi address

December 26, 2012

Pope says Christians should ask: 'What would happen if Mary and Joseph were to knock at my door?'

Full text of Benedict XVI’s homily at Midnight Mass

December 24, 2010

Pope says Christ's birth overcame distance between God and man

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