Christmas joy may feel a long way off in the Holy Land, but even a distant murmur of it can make the difference our hearts crave. The Very Revd Canon Richard Sewell is dean of St. George’s ...

Holy Land residents also were subject to the despotic and sometimes-murderous whims of King Herod, who held office only courtesy of his willingness to collaborate with their hated Roman oppressors.

Below is the text from the Christmas Message of the Justice and Peace Commission Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land released on Dec. 18, 2023.

In light of the war, the Holy Land’s patriarchs and heads of churches jointly instructed their congregations to forgo any public displays of Christmas lights and decorations, along with their ...

Christmas this season in the Holy Land will be celebratory, despite ongoing bloodshed and war, the patriarchs of the Holy Land said, as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa encouraged pilgrims to come ...

In Christmas concerts and other performances across Jerusalem and the Holy Land, wherever Christians are found, Christmas has been giving Palestinian and other Arab Christians an opportunity to ...

As the Holy Land faces one of its most challenging Christmas seasons in recent memory, Pizzaballa's message centered on the enduring power of hope and the importance of solidarity.

Worshippers pray in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.(Mahmoud Illean ...

In the holy land, a Christmas spirit is reborn. By Henriette Chacar. December 18, 2022 9:19 AM UTC Updated December 18, 2022 Item 1 of 5 Palestinian Nader Muaddi serves arak at his ...

They decided on what Kuss calls a “Christmas Holy Land Diorama.” It’s 20 feet in diameter and includes 650 figurines, more than 700 feet of electrical wiring and 1,200 miniature LED lights ...

War in the Holy Land has dried up tourism, ... No Christmas celebration in Holy Land again this year, Bethlehem native says on visit to Alabama. Updated: Oct. 30, 2024, 6:48 a.m.

In the Holy Land, celebrations have been canceled: no parades, no bazaars, no public tree lightings. In my country, Jordan, where Jesus was baptized, our Christian community has chosen to do the same.