Perhaps we are so disturbed, or punch-drunk on this Christmas, after a year of being battered by the grey shades of forced conversion, widespread persecution, racial inequalities, and economic disparities that we do not register how shocking this is. I have already shed enough tears this year. Therefore, I am not telling any lies to […]
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7 exciting things to do this Christmas 2017
Let’s glide around in full swing and make precious memories that will dazzle us in 2018. Indeed, winters are love, but above all, the best part is the Christmas festival which brings ahead a joyous New Year with bundles of exciting plans and spur of happy moments spreading love everywhere. The Christmas countdown is well underway so […]
Pope seeks peace in Jerusalem, highlights plight of war-scarred children
Pope Francis on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem in his traditional Christmas address and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, after urging the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore migrants. Addressing tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Vatican to hear the pontiff’s fifth “Urbi et Orbi” (To the City […]
Trump attends Christmas Eve mass as he spends holiday in Florida
US President Donald Trump attended a Christmas Eve service in Florida Sunday night with First Lady Melania Trump, as they spend a year-end break at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Arriving at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach — around 70 miles north of Miami — the president was greeted by Reverend James R […]
Merry Christmas to all Christians: COAS
LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has visited the Christ Church Rawalpindi to join Christians in Christmas celebrations. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Bajwa wished “Merry Christmas” to the entire Christian community in Pakistan. At this occasion, the congregation welcomed the army chief and thanked for sharing […]
Hamleys opens its largest toy store in Beijing amid Christmas debate
British toy retailer Hamleys opened its largest store in the world in Beijing on Saturday, just two days before Christmas as debate played out over whether the holiday should be banned in the Communist country. Christmas elves, a teddy bear parade and a curiously slender Santa marked the opening of the five-storey emporium — double […]
Trump Jerusalem recognition harms Christmas: Catholic leader
The Catholic church’s top official in Jerusalem on Wednesday criticised Donald Trump’s controversial recognition of the city as Israel’s capital, saying it damaged Christmas celebrations and led to hundreds cancelling trips. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, an apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said “dozens” of groups had pulled out of planned visits after being […]