Pope Benedict XVI receives gifts from children in native costumes as he celebrates the Christmas Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, early Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, where he urged people to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy. Echoing a theme he has often raised about an increasingly secular world, Benedict said that many people act as if there is no room for spiritual matters in their lives. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.