JERUSALEM – On Monday January 9, 2017, and in the days following the Christmas celebration according to the Julian calendar, the Heads of Local Churches visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Over 500 children have attended a show dedicated to the "birth of peace". In Damascus, there is no water and electricity; but in the dark you can see the "light"
Christians in Baghdad celebrated Christmas in fear due to a recent attack that left at least three people dead and four wounded. According to Reuters, a gunman opened fire on
In the field where the angels appeared to give the good news of Jesus' birth to the shepherds of Bethlehem and in the square, many people, from all over the
Christians in Aleppo celebrated under a giant Christmas tree lit up for the first time in five years, hailing what many described as the return of peace to a city
An appointment which could not be missed by the small Christian community in the Gaza strip, which in the last Advent Sunday celebrated its birth. One of the many small
Joan Frawley Desmond and Kathy Schiffer QUEENS, N.Y. — Marina Markos, a Coptic Orthodox Christian refugee from Cairo, Egypt, plunged into the 2016 Christmas season in Queens, New York —
H. E. Mons. WILLIAM SHOMALI Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine "Christmas is the feast of the poor, the feast of reconciliation and charity, of the return to God. Christ,
Just in time for Christmas, Jesus' birthplace is captured in a new 360-degree video, giving people from all over the world a chance to see the holy site, which is
As Christians worldwide await the arrival of the Holy Child in late December, children in Bethlehem have been playing a particular role in preparation of the World Council of Churches’