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"No Christmas Tree, No Joy" In Bethlehem, Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, leaving hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops deserted.
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"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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No Christmas In Bethlehem, West Bank As Israel-Hamas War Intensifies
Gaza's deadliest-ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death count spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory's south.
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'Muted Christmas' In Bethlehem, West Bank Church Amid Israel-Hamas War
Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
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Bethlehem Celebrates Christmas With Few Pilgrims To Bring Cheer
The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar that nobody had turned up to open.
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At Jesus's Birthplace, App Is Born To Ease Christmas Crowds
Bethlehem is buzzing, with more tourists expected this Christmas than have visited the Biblical city in years, causing the kind of problem that modern technology was almost born to deal with.
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Pope Pleads For Migrants At Christmas Mass
Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass on Sunday urged the world's 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who are "driven from their land" because of leaders willing to shed "innocent blood".
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Pilgrims in Bethlehem, fears in Europe on Christmas Eve
Pilgrims on Saturday thronged Bethlehem for Christmas Eve as Europeans worked up some holiday spirit despite tight security in the shadow of the Berlin market attack.
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Thousands Of Faithful Celebrate Christmas In Bethlehem
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with locals began Christmas Eve celebrations in Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem on Saturday, raising spirits after a tense year that saw a spike in violence between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Christmas Fervour In Goa, Midnight Masses Across Churches
Midnight masses across all churches in Goa marked the commencement of Christmas celebrations in the state, where one-third of the population is from Catholic faith.
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Pope Francis Expected To Call For Reconciliation On Christmas Day
Pope Francis was expected to appeal for reconciliation of fractured communities in his Christmas Day blessing today, as the world takes stock of a year of violence and suffering that saw hundreds of thousands flee their homes.
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Family Makes Christmas Crib That Brings Bethlehem to Chennai's Mylapore
The Roy household in Chennai's Abhiramapuram greets visitors with a different kind of a crib this Christmas season. Its nativity scene has shifted from Bethlehem to Chennai's very own Mylapore and baby Jesus is pictured at a bus shelter.
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Traffic Jam Woes At Jesus's Birthplace
It's Christmas season and the little town of Bethlehem is jammed with a big-city problem: Traffic snarling streets everywhere, including around the church marking the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. The city is considering a dramatic solution to the problem - digging a tunnel under Manger Square.
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At first Christmas as pope, Francis urges openness to God
Pope Francis urged people to shun pride and selfishness and open up their hearts to God and their fellow man.
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Jesus birthplace marks Christmas in restive Mideast
Thousands of worshipers and tourists from around the world flocked Tuesday to Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem, as the Middle East reels from conflicts and Pope Francis celebrates his first Christmas mass.
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"No Christmas Tree, No Joy" In Bethlehem, Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, leaving hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops deserted.
-
"Tonight, Our Hearts Are In Bethlehem": Pope On Christmas Eve As Gaza War Rages
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
-
No Christmas In Bethlehem, West Bank As Israel-Hamas War Intensifies
Gaza's deadliest-ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death count spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory's south.
-
'Muted Christmas' In Bethlehem, West Bank Church Amid Israel-Hamas War
Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
-
Bethlehem Celebrates Christmas With Few Pilgrims To Bring Cheer
The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar that nobody had turned up to open.
-
At Jesus's Birthplace, App Is Born To Ease Christmas Crowds
Bethlehem is buzzing, with more tourists expected this Christmas than have visited the Biblical city in years, causing the kind of problem that modern technology was almost born to deal with.
-
Pope Pleads For Migrants At Christmas Mass
Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass on Sunday urged the world's 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who are "driven from their land" because of leaders willing to shed "innocent blood".
-
Pilgrims in Bethlehem, fears in Europe on Christmas Eve
Pilgrims on Saturday thronged Bethlehem for Christmas Eve as Europeans worked up some holiday spirit despite tight security in the shadow of the Berlin market attack.
-
Thousands Of Faithful Celebrate Christmas In Bethlehem
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with locals began Christmas Eve celebrations in Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem on Saturday, raising spirits after a tense year that saw a spike in violence between Palestinians and Israelis.
-
Christmas Fervour In Goa, Midnight Masses Across Churches
Midnight masses across all churches in Goa marked the commencement of Christmas celebrations in the state, where one-third of the population is from Catholic faith.
-
Pope Francis Expected To Call For Reconciliation On Christmas Day
Pope Francis was expected to appeal for reconciliation of fractured communities in his Christmas Day blessing today, as the world takes stock of a year of violence and suffering that saw hundreds of thousands flee their homes.
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Family Makes Christmas Crib That Brings Bethlehem to Chennai's Mylapore
The Roy household in Chennai's Abhiramapuram greets visitors with a different kind of a crib this Christmas season. Its nativity scene has shifted from Bethlehem to Chennai's very own Mylapore and baby Jesus is pictured at a bus shelter.
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Traffic Jam Woes At Jesus's Birthplace
It's Christmas season and the little town of Bethlehem is jammed with a big-city problem: Traffic snarling streets everywhere, including around the church marking the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. The city is considering a dramatic solution to the problem - digging a tunnel under Manger Square.
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At first Christmas as pope, Francis urges openness to God
Pope Francis urged people to shun pride and selfishness and open up their hearts to God and their fellow man.
-
Jesus birthplace marks Christmas in restive Mideast
Thousands of worshipers and tourists from around the world flocked Tuesday to Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem, as the Middle East reels from conflicts and Pope Francis celebrates his first Christmas mass.
