Archbishop Elpidophoros reflects on the Nativity of Christ in his 2025 Christmas message, calling the humble birth in ...

Greece celebrates Christmas on December 25 using the Revised Julian calendar, while Mount Athos retains the traditional Julian calendar, observing it on January 7. This difference arises from ...

The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he ...

Israeli police disrupted Christmas celebrations in Haifa and arrested at least three Palestinians, including a man dressed as ...

Perhaps it was Mamluk; they conquered the city in 1260 and ruled it for around two and a half centuries, apparently. They are gone now. I went to the Old City of Jerusalem on December 25, 2025, to see ...

Christmas was celebrated across the Middle East on December 24 and December 25. There are Christian communities in many countries in the region. Over the years, some of these communities have suffered ...

"Sometimes we still hear distant explosions," Khoury said. "So, we try to make the prayers spiritual rather than celebratory.

Posts from Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus, Dubai, and beyond show celebration, strain, and political messaging unfolding side by ...