He spoke out while leading a service in St Peter's Basilica
in the Vatican for the traditional Christmas Eve Mass.
It is the 82-year-old's sixth Christmas as head of the Roman
Catholic Church.
In his homily, Pope Francis said the birth of Christ pointed
to a new way to live "not by devouring and hoarding, but by sharing and
giving".
According to the BBC, Pope Francis continued: "Let us ask ourselves: Do I really need
all these material objects and complicated recipes for living? Can I manage
without all these unnecessary extras and live a life of greater simplicity?
"For many people, life's meaning is found in
possessing, in having an excess of material objects. An insatiable greed marks
all human history, even today, when, paradoxically, a few dine luxuriantly
while all too many go without the daily bread needed to survive."
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