Pope asks compassion for the persecuted

Pope Francis asked during the Mass on Christmas Eve to show sympathy with persecuted people driven from their homes.

'We see the traces of millions of people who do not voluntarily leave, but are forcibly separated from their loved ones by being driven out of their country. Christmas is the time to turn the power of fear into a power of love, 'says Francis. One should not resign themselves to injustice, one must have the courage 'in the midst of tensions and conflicts to offer room for guest friendship. '

Francis has been a pope since refugee and migrants. During the Christmas night service of last year, he asked for attention for the children who grow up in or are fleeing under war conditions.