Following last year's decision to forgo the public display of Christmas lights and decorations in solidarity with those suffering war in Gaza, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem are inviting their respective communities to fully commemorate the birth of Christ “by giving public signs of Christian hope" amid ongoing war.

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Israeli military strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the centre of the enclave.

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Replacement of the glass protection of Michelangelo's Pietà in Saint Peter's Basilica is concluded. The new protection consists of nine top-quality shatterproof and bulletproof panes for greater transparency, all enhanced with new lighting.

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A local parish in India creates history as over 700 parishioners produce two handwritten Bibles, one in English and another in Malayalam.

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As the Church marks the First Sunday of Advent, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Keep Calm & Advent On".

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Father Greg Apparcel, CSP, film critic, associate pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, and the Paulist Fathers’ Procurator General to the Holy See, brings us his take on the 2009 movie - "The Concert" - chosen by Vatican Official and film expert, Msgr Dario Viganò, to be part of the Dicastery of Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" initiative.

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In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect, St. Francis Xavier’s relics are venerated in India, and Azerbaijan transfers control of an Armenian monastery.

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Pope Francis sends a message to a conference in Rome that brought together Cardinals and experts to discuss climate change and its negative effects on the most vulnerable.

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A Polish Catholic university provides "Open Prison Lectures" to aid the personal growth and transformation of inmates, fostering respect and hope through study.

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Pope Francis celebrates the 800th anniversary of the University of Naples Federico II by urging its medical community to uphold compassion, ethics, and care.

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