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Mideast Catholic patriarchs pray for those suffering, appeal for dialogue
- Dec 26, 2019
Against a backdrop of anti-government protests in Iraq and Lebanon, at Christmas, Catholic patriarchs in the Middle East spoke of continued suffering.
Christmas festivities begin in West Bank town of Bethlehem
- Dec 24, 2019
Thousands of Christian pilgrims descended on the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, ahead of Tuesday’s annual Christmas Eve celebrations.
Catholic leaders in Holy Land pray Christmas season will bring justice
- Dec 23, 2019
Christmas is a reminder of the redemption granted by God, despite encounters with sins such as war, injustice and overconsumption, said the patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem in their joint Christmas message.
After backlash, Israel grants permits to Gaza Christians to spend Christmas in Bethlehem
- Dec 23, 2019
Following protests, Catholics in Gaza have been granted permits to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem, after Israeli officials had previously indicated that they would deny permission to take part in the long-standing tradition.
Bethlehem family feels the pull of living in the town of Jesus’ birth
- Dec 22, 2019
Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to the corner market for their mother, but the town where Jesus was born.
After delays, Lebanon president holds talks on naming new PM
- Dec 19, 2019
Lebanon’s president held long-delayed talks with parliamentary blocs on Thursday to discuss the naming of a new prime minister amid a rapidly worsening political and economic crisis and weeks of nationwide protests roiling the country.
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