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Pope Francis has celebrated a late-night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security.<\/p>\n

The head of the Catholic Church denounced the continuing suffering of children.<\/p>\n

He mentioned those who faced hunger, danger on migration routes and bombing in Syrian cities such as Aleppo.<\/p>\n

Those taking part in the service inside St Peter’s Basilica had to pass through metal detectors.<\/p>\n

\"Pope<\/p>\n

BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey described what he called a sense of insecurity at the Mass following recent terror attacks in Europe.<\/p>\n

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\"Pope<\/p>\n

Saturday’s Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus is the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope, which will include his noon blessing on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

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\"Pope<\/p>\n

During the service, he said Christmas had been “taken hostage” by materialism, and that the season needed more humility.<\/p>\n

Throughout the past year, the Pope has urged compassion towards refugees, urging Christians to remember that Jesus himself was a migrant.<\/p>\n

\"Pope<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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