Rome Francis: Mideast Communities and Church Bells

rome francis: Peter's Basilica, processing to the altar behind cardinals draped in golden vestments as the Sistine Chapel choir sang Gloria and the church bells rang out across Rome, according to CTV. Francis has spent much of the year denouncing the Islamic extremist violence that has driven Christians from Mideast communities that date to the time of Christ. Francis celebrated a sombre Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St. He has also demanded Europe in particular do more to welcome refugees, saying Jesus himself was a migrant who deserved more than being born in a manger. In his homily, Francis urged his flock to reflect on how children today aren't always allowed to lie peacefully in a cot, loved by their parents as Jesus was, but rather suffer the squalid mangers that devour dignity. And he has called out the wasteful ways of the wealthy when children and the poor die of hunger every day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.