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On Christmas eve, Leo urges believers to welcome Jesus in every human life

Church in the Middle East

Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP.)

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

Dec 25
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

People attend the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church, months after the church was the site of a deadly suicide bombing, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.(Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Syrian church marks Christmas and reaffirms faith months after deadly attack

Dec 25
Abby Sewell,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, poses for the photos with Palestinian parishioners after leading a mass ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

Dec 23
Mariam Fam,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, left, leads a Christmas Eve Mass at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Cardinal celebrates Christmas mass in Gaza City

Dec 21
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Christmas in Nazareth, Israel. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Christmas celebrations return to Nazareth in Israel

Dec 21
Charles Collins

Palestinian vendors wait for clients in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 20
Jalal Bwaitel,
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

A Palestinian looks over an area of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations at sunset in northern Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Holy Land’s top Catholic leader visits Gaza parish, greeted by children in Santa hats and keffiyeh

Dec 20
Associated Press

A Palestinian vendor displays sardines for sale on a street of a local market in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted, Cardinal visits only Catholic church

Dec 19
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

Actress Patricia Heaton receiving an award in Boca Raton’s B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, Florida on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Magen David Adom.)

Catholic actress Patricia Heaton receives award for her support of Israel

Dec 17
Charles Collins

A fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" adorns the wall of a 3rd-century tomb in Hisardere, where archaeologists uncovered one of Anatolia's best-preserved early Christian artworks, in Iznik, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Credit: Khalil Hamra/AP.)

Rare fresco of Jesus as the ‘Good Shepherd’ uncovered in Turkish town visited by the pope

Dec 13
Mehmet Guzel,
Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

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