Pope Francis condemned materialism and the gap between the rich and the poor of the world in his Christmas Eve homily Monday.
Dec. 24 (UPI) — Pope Francis condemned materialism and the gap between the rich and the poor of the world in his Christmas Eve homily Monday.
While leading the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican the Pope noted that Jesus Christ ‘s birthplace in Bethlehem — which means “house of bread” in Hebrew — signified that he sought for his followers to live their lives “not by devouring and hoarding, but by sharing and giving.