Pope on Christmas: Jesus was poor, don't crave power
Pope Francis holds his pastoral staff as he presides over Christmas Eve Mass, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Christmas Eve.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.
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