Pope Leo XIV issued messages on Monday to the clergy in anticipation of the Christmas holiday, emphasizing the importance of friendship and community to sustain the work of the Church.

The pope, serving during his first Advent as the Archbishop of Rome, addressed the Roman Curia on Monday, urging them to help build the “new humanity” heralded by the arrival of Jesus Christ among humanity. He warned of the potential of “rigidity or ideology” diluting the work of the Church and the detrimental effect of “the digital sphere and politics” in building connections of love between people.

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