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Guest of honor for Christmas Mass in Bethlehem: Catherine Ashton

Bethlehem, December 23, 2013

EU foreign policy chief stresses private nature of visit, but she will be seated next to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Church of the Nativity.

Thousands of tourists will descend on Bethlehem Tuesday night to attend Midnight Mass in the Church of the Nativity, the birth place of Jesus. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will be among them, set to arrive in a guarded motorcade.

12/25/2013

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Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ in the Holy Land

Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ in the Holy Land

Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ in the Holy Land

Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ in the Holy Land
Performing of an earlier Christmas Eve service enables the Mission representatives to take part in the celebrations in Bethlehem, where by tradition the feast of the Birth of Christ is met with a particular solemnity. On this day a special “procession” is held to the site of the Lord’s Birth which symbolizes the Magi, or the Wise Men, who followed the star, according to the Gospel.

O’ empty town of Bethlehem: a trickle of visits to the site of Christ’s birth thanks to intifadas and ongoing tensions

O’ empty town of Bethlehem: a trickle of visits to the site of Christ’s birth thanks to intifadas and ongoing tensions

O’ empty town of Bethlehem: a trickle of visits to the site of Christ’s birth thanks to intifadas and ongoing tensions

O’ empty town of Bethlehem: a trickle of visits to the site of Christ’s birth thanks to intifadas and ongoing tensions
Vera Baboun, Bethlehem’s first female mayor, wants to make her city open to all, especially to Christian pilgrims – and those Palestinians who have left.

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Dr. Maria Khoury

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Dr. Maria Khoury
It is within this darkness of all times and with the evil that has surrounded us that we need to be guided by the true Light of Christ. Since there is absolutely no peace in my world, I can only pray for inner peace that the newborn Christ brings to all.