Pope Francis has led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas, urging them not to let the Church's failings lead them away from accepting God's love.
He celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica for thousands of people as hundreds of others watched on large screens outside.
As is customary on Christmas Eve, the 83-year-old pope weaved his sermon around the spiritual and personal significance of the night that Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
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