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‘Sorrow and silence’ in Bethlehem as Christmas festivities are cancelled

The streets are usually thronged with tourists and pilgrims but this year the town is mourning the dead of the Gaza war

The Guardian - UK

Gaza War Makes For Sombre Christmas In The Holy Land

Sadness over the war in Gaza subdued the holiday cheer in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, when the biblical town would usually be decked out in festive finery.

International Business Times

Palestinians Feel 'No Joy' As Israel Bombs Gaza On Christmas

Palestinians said they felt "no joy" this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.

International Business Times

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Macron talks with Jerusalem patriarch and expresses 'great concern' about Gaza Catholic parish

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed "great concern" about a Catholic parish in war-torn Gaza with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, his office said on Sunday

Radio France Internationale

Hamas says 250 people held hostage in Gaza

Group’s military wing says it has 200 hostages, most of whom are believed to be civilians, and 50 more are being held by other groups

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem

Cardinals serve as advisers to the pontiff on matters of teaching and administration, but their most crucial duty is gathering in secret conclave to decide the next pontiff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals

Francis has now named nine batches of new cardinals in his 10-year papacy. Increasingly, the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis are churchmen supportive of his values.

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Holy Land Christians say attacks rising in far-right Israel

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has made life worse for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity

The Independent UK

‘Death to Christians’: Violence steps up under new Israeli gov’t

Christian leaders in Jerusalem say Israeli attackers felt more emboldened under the far-right ruling coalition.

Al Jazeera

Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence

Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, facing an increasing struggle to maintain their status in the Holy City in the face of the expansion of Jewish settlements and repeated acts of violence.

Reuters

Catholics in Jerusalem mourn 'great' ex-pope Benedict

Jerusalem (AFP) - Church bells tolled for the death of ex-pope Benedict XVI in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, where Catholics revered their "great" former pontiff.

AFP

Christmas returns to Bethlehem after two years of COVID curbs

Tourists flock to the occupied West Bank city to celebrate Christmas after pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Al Jazeera

UK MPs call for independent probe into Abu Akleh killing

Shadow minister for Middle East and North Africa joins other MPs in demanding accountability for Abu Akleh’s killing.

Al Jazeera

Jerusalem archbishop condemns police raid at journalist's funeral

Jerusalem (AFP) - The Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem on Monday strongly criticised Israel's "police invasion" last week of a Christian hospital ahead of the funeral of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.

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Church leaders slam Israeli police attack on Abu Akleh’s funeral

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem accused Israel of ‘disrespecting church’ over police invasion at Abu Akleh’s funeral.

AFP

Jerusalem bishop condemns 'police invasion' at journalist's funeral

The Independent UK

Israel's top Catholic prelate condemns police funeral attack

Israel's top Catholic prelate says the police attack on mourners during a funeral for an Al Jazeera journalist was a “severe” violation of human rights

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