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Pope's Christmas message: Remember the poor, shun materialism

Pope Francis delivers his message at a Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on December 24, 2018. He urged people to remember the poor and shun materialism. [Courtesy]

Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler, less materialistic life and condemning the yawning gap between the rich and the poor.

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