Orthodox Christians in Gaza City marked their Christmas simply with prayers for peace. There was no joy or celebrations, as the festivities have gone along with many of their loved ones during ...
During this season, hope and love fill Gaza’s streets and the hearts of its people. It starts in mid-November, when the shops begin to put up their Christmas decorations, including in particular ...
Since the first moment of the war, I have been thinking about when it will end—whether it will be in two days, or in a week, ...
Palestinian Christians in Gaza attend Orthodox Christmas Mass as war rages for a second year:::: Milad Ayyad, Palestinian"Of course, the holiday passes with great sadness for all of Gaza because of ...
As Christmas arrives, the small Christian community in the Gaza Strip is again facing a season mired in war. Once a time marked by family gatherings, decorations and liturgies, the holiday this ...
JERUSALEM — Ramez Souri, a Christian in the Gaza Strip, says he has little to celebrate this Christmas. Fourteen months into the war, he still sleeps on the grounds of St. Porphyrius ...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...