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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Pope Francis at the Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica Wednesday Dec 24,2014


 Pope Francis holds a cross in the late night service in St Peter's Basilica
Pope Francis holds a cross in the late night service in St Peter's Basilica, which marks the start of a busy festive period for the 78-year-old 
The Mass came just days after Francis excoriated the Vatican bureaucracy for a laundry list of sins, including lusting for power and suffering from 'spiritual Alzheimer's'
 
Pope Francis prepares to take communion at the altar in St Peter's Basilica
The Pontiff prepares to take communion at the altar in St Peter's Basilica. Tomorrow he will give his traditional Christmas Day speech 

Pope Francis swings incense around the statue of the baby Jesus after it was unveiled in St Peter's Basilica
Pope Francis swings incense around the statue of the baby Jesus after it was unveiled in St Peter's Basilica earlier this evening 
 The Pontiff then bent down to kiss the figure of Jesus in the nativity scene as he prepared for the traditional Mass in the Vatican
Pope Francis then bent down to kiss the figure of Jesus in the nativity scene as he prepared for the traditional Mass in the Vatican

 The Pope carries the statue of the baby Jesus during the Mass, where he said Christmas is a time to remember God's message of peace
Pope Francis carries the statue of the baby Jesus during the Mass, where he said Christmas is a time to remember God's message of peace

Cardinals gather around to pray around the statue of the baby Jesus during Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica
Cardinals gather around to pray around the statue of the baby Jesus during Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica 

Pope Francis kneels down to pray during Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican
Pope Francis kneels down to pray during Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican, where he echoed some of the themes he raised in the phone call as he reflected on the Nativity scene
Before the ceremony, the Pope called Iraqi refugees forced out of their homes by Muslim militants to pass on his Christmas greetings
Earlier this week, the Pope had written a Christmas letter to the Christians of the Middle East expressing his closeness to them









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