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Pope Francis waves as he delivers his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world.

Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ across world

  • “I think of the Christian communities in Israel and Palestine, particularly in Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is extremely grave,” Pope Francis said
By AFP ·
Special War-weary villages in Lebanon’s south find hope in Christmas festivities

War-weary villages in Lebanon’s south find hope in Christmas festivities

By Sherouk Zakaria ·
Worshippers walk outside after Christmas Eve mass at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family Church.

Gaza Christians pray for end of ‘death and destruction’

By AFP ·
Special ‘Many have had their eyes opened for the first time’ to Palestine’s occupation, Bethlehem’s Rev. Munther Isaac tells Arab News video

‘Many have had their eyes opened for the first time’ to Palestine’s occupation, Bethlehem’s Rev. Munther Isaac tells Arab News

By Daoud Kuttab ·
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

By AFP ·
Special Syrian churches continue to freely conduct Christmas Mass, celebrating the festive season under the transitional government.

How Syria’s Christians are marking Christmas amid political change and uncertainty

By Nadia Alfaour ·
This aerial picture shows the scene at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem.

Security deployed as wartime Bethlehem readies for another somber Christmas

By AFP ·
Special Noche Buena: How Filipinos celebrate Christmas Eve with a traditional family feast

Noche Buena: How Filipinos celebrate Christmas Eve with a traditional family feast

By Samantha Beltran ·
Israel PM vows to fight ‘forces of evil’ in message to Christians video

Israel PM vows to fight ‘forces of evil’ in message to Christians

By AFP ·

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