Pope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers. “On earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. Leo, the first US-born pope, is celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the world’s cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis. The pope, who has criticised Donald Trump’s divisive immigration crackdown, quoted a line from Pope Benedict XVI lamenting that the world does not care for children, the poor or foreigners. “Where there is room for the human person, there is room for God.

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2025 22:22 UTC