When is Christmas

2023 - 12 - 24

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Opinion: I have one wish this Christmas (NPR)

NPR's Scott Simon recounts a recent encounter with a certain robust, white-bearded fellow in a red suit.

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With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in ... (CNN)

Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be teeming ...

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Bethlehem nearly deserted after Christmas celebrations suspended ... (FRANCE 24)

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the ...

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Ministers, state leaders send Christmas greetings (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been remined to embrace the different festivals celebrated by their fellow citizens because this practice remained the ...

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What are Palestine's unique Christmas rituals, disrupted by Israel's ... (Aljazeera.com)

This year's Christmas will have rubble-laden mangers and silent processions amid the Israel, Hamas war.

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Transport Minister sends Christmas greetings (The Star Online)

PETALING JAYA: "Merry Christmas to all Christians and happy holidays to all Malaysians," says the Transport Minister.

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Muted Christmas as Palestinian Christians mourn for Gaza (Aljazeera.com)

In Bethlehem and beyond, Christians are gripped this Christmas with helplessness, pain amid Israel's war on Gaza.

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Opinion: In the Holy Land, our somber Christmas is not without hope (Los Angeles Times)

The atrocities in Israel and Gaza make it hard to find joy in the holidays. But there's inspiration in the traumas of Christ's birth.

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Syrians cancel Christmas festivities in solidarity with Gaza (The New Arab)

Christians in Syria are limiting Christmas celebrations in solidarity with those suffering under Israel's deadly military campaign in Gaza.

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Sombre Bethlehem marks Christmas with vigil as bombs rain on Gaza (Reuters)

Palestinian Christians held a sombre Christmas vigil in Bethlehem on Saturday, with candle-lit hymns and prayers for peace in Gaza instead of the usual ...

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Over 2000 visitors throng Cathedral of St John to celebrate Christmas (The Star Online)

Parish priest Gerard Steve Theraviam said visitors began arriving at the church at 6.30pm for mass and offered prayers to commemorate Jesus' birth. "We have ...

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KL's oldest Catholic church readies for Christmas after a tough 2023 (Free Malaysia Today)

KUALA LUMPUR: At this time of year, churches all over the country are preparing to welcome their congregation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus ...

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On Christmas eve, Pope Francis laments 'futile' war in Holy Land (Reuters)

Pope Francis on Sunday lamented that Jesus' message of peace was being drowned out by the "futile logic of war" in the very land where he was born, ...

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Pope Presides Over Christmas Eve Mass: 'Our Hearts Are in ... (Voice of America)

Presiding over the service amid the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, the pontiff was referring to Jesus' biblical birthplace, currently inaccessible due to ...

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Hanging Christmas tree falls and injures Singaporean man (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: A Singaporean's Christmas celebration became an unfortunate experience when a decorative Christmas tree hanging from a shopping mall ceiling, ...

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Full text: Pope Francis' homily for Christmas 2023 (Catholic News Agency)

A census of the whole earthโ€ (cf. Lk 2:1). This was the context in which Jesus was born, and the Gospel makes a point of it.

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Merry Christmas from Dezeen! (Dezeen)

Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow โ€“ in the meantime read our review of 2023 and enjoy this Christmas tree designed by British-Nigerian designer Yinka ...

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A Special Christmas Briefing (The New York Times)

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