Pope Francis makes Christmas Day plea for peace
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis expressed deep concern over the loss of innocent civilian lives resulting from Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
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2 Christian evangelists jailed in Uganda under blasphemy law after street preaching upsets Muslims
Two evangelists in eastern Uganda will spend Christmas in jail, charged under a blasphemy law after Muslims upset by their street preaching beat them and summoned police, sources said
Hamas rejects Egypt peace plan in Gaza
Egyptian sources told Reuters news service on Monday that leaders from the Gaza-based terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad turned down a plan to remove their control of the Gaza Strip in exchange ...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny found
Associates of the Russian opposition leader said on Monday that they discovered him in a prison colony above the Arctic Circle, near the town of Kharp, roughly 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow. They ha...
Pakistani Christians celebrate Christmas 4 months after attacks
Four months following the attacks on dozens of churches and Christian homes by Muslim mobs in Pakistan, the Christian minority fervently and enthusiastically celebrated Christmas Across the country, ...
New date, same traditions: Ukraine's first Christmas on December 25
Traditionally, Orthodox Christians in Ukraine have celebrated on January 7, in keeping with the Julian calendar that most branches of the Orthodox Church use to determine fixed-day religious celebrations. The decision to switch dates for Christmas and other holidays is one more way to assert Ukraine's cultural and political independence from Russia since Moscow's troops invaded the country in February 2022.
A 'sombre' Christmas in the Holy Land
Months of war between Israel and Gaza are taking a "terrible" toll on the entire region, with devastating consequences for people in the West Bank and Bethlehem who rely on tourism.
Netanyahu promises war in Gaza will continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday acknowledged his country’s war against the terrorist group Hamas had extracted “a heavy price” from Israel. U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturd...
Europe on high alert as Christmas terror plots foiled in France, Germany, Austria
Several Muslim suspects have been arrested in France, Germany and Austria for allegedly planning Christmas terror attacks, according to reports, which say there s a very high level of terrorist ...
Jerusalem church leaders appeal for ceasefire in meeting with Israeli president
Jerusalem church leaders have met Israeli President Isaac Herzog to appeal for "an immediate and permanent humanitarian ceasefire".
