Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in a world torn by conflict in his 2024 Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") address. It came as Christmas marked the start of the ...

the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. It’s the first time the two holidays have lined up like this since 2005. There’s also another special note about ...

Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed ... by the revered church that marks the site where Christians ...

The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or decorations covered the walls of the Church, widely revered as the birthplace of Jesus, due to the ongoing war in Gaza. The Head of the ...

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 ...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, club captain, Luka Modric, first team manager Carlo Ancelotti, and others have shared Christmas messages to fans. Los Blancos have pulled the curtains down ...

Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas Day blessing and address to the world this morning from his balcony at St. Peter's Basilica, after striking a somber tone at last night's Christmas Eve ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year ...