The Latest: Pope: Choose simplicity over Christmas greed

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Christmas Eve observances at the Vatican (all times local):
10:05 p.m.
Pope Francis is urging Christians to forgo the greed, hoarding and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.
Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass on Monday night in St. Peter’s Basilica, opening a busy week for the pope that includes a Christmas Day message and blessing, a Dec. 26 prayer, New Year’s Eve vespers and a Jan