A Christmas Eve mass was held on Thursday in a rear section of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City with fewer than 100 participants and only a small number of cardinals and bishops.<br /><br />Pope Francis made an appearance at the mass, saying that people should feel obliged to help the needy because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
