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On Sunday, December 28, 2025, the Feast of the Holy Family, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, presided over Mass at the Holy Family Latin Parish in

On Saturday 27 December, as is customary, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem exchanged Christmas greetings, sharing prayers, reflections, songs and hopes for the future, in an

The U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, James Holtsnider, visited the Jordanian Evangelical Churches Council on Monday, December 22, 2025. The holiday visit was aimed at offering Christmas greetings to the council

At a church in Syria where a suicide attack killed 25 people in June, hundreds of worshippers gathered before Christmas to remember those they lost and reaffirm their faith. With a small

In a scene reflecting Syrians’ deep longing for life and joy after long years of suffering, Christmas celebrations continue across various regions of Syria, carrying messages of hope that transcend

Dear brothers and sisters,   The Lord gives you peace! And above all, Merry Christmas!  This year, as we know, we are celebrating Christmas as normally as possible, especially in Bethlehem, but not only! It is nice

A 15-metre Christmas tree lights up Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem this year after a two-year pause from all festivities in solidarity with the city’s fellow Palestinians in Gaza.

The narrow streets of Bethlehem’s Old City once again resounded with Christmas hymns as more than twenty scout groups marched before His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,

Church clergy have warned that Gazans “cannot yet see the light at the end of the tunnel” this Christmas, despite an official ceasefire being declared. Nathalie Rafferey, from Aid to the

Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of