Religious leaders urge all to reject darkness in Christmas messages
Embrace light and look for the good in others, say pope and archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster
The pope has said that “darkness in human hearts” results in religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants.
In his Christmas Day message to the world, Pope Francis said: “There is darkness in human hearts, yet the light of Christ is greater still. There is darkness in economic, geopolitical and ecological conflicts, yet greater still is the light of Christ.”