Pope Francis celebrated the fifth Christmas Midnight Mass of his pontificate where he highlighted the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus Christ. The pontiff on Sunday night said that Christ's parents found no place to stay in Bethlehem except for a lowly manger and noted that Christian faith demands that foreigners be welcomed, reports Efe news.

Pope Francis looks on at the end of mass on Christmas eve marking the birth of Jesus Christ at St Peter's basilica in Vatican. Pic/AFP