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The Holy Land Cans Christmas Festivities

Each year around Christmas, a tree is set up, lights are strung, and a nativity scene is arranged in Bethlehem's Manger Square, home of the 6th-century Church of the Nativity,...

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Church of the Nativity getting facelift

The church was built 1,500 years ago. The roof hasn't been repaired for 150 years. But fixing it is more like archeology than carpentry.

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CNN Newsroom Live

its northern neighbor. the ukrainian authorities believe that some of its priests and some of its worshippers remain loyal to russia. scott mclean reports. >> reporter: just outside kyiv is the church of the nativity. it's been here since the soviet days, but now it has a new priest, father pavlo and has a new denomination. >> oh, wow, beautiful. >> reporter: the orthodox church of ukraine. >> translator: previously, nobody paid attention to whether it was a ukrainian or russian-speaking church. they were simply coming to god. but when the war started, everything changed. >> reporter: in september, parishioners here voted to cut ties with the orthodox branch that had been loyal to moscow. >> it was very difficult, but we understand why we were doing it. first and foremost, it was about security. >> reporter: 3 to 400 churches have switched their allegiance to the church of ukraine since war began, including one of the most famous cathedrals in the

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CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield

some of its worshippers remain loyal to russia. scott mclean reports. >> reporter: just outside kyiv is the church of the nativity. it's been here since the soviet days. but now it has a new priest, father pablo, and has a new denomination. oh, wow. beautiful. the orthodox church of ukraine. >> translator: previously, nobody paid attention to whether it was a ukrainian or russian-speaking church. they were simply coming to god. when the war started, everything changed. >> reporter: in september, parishioners voted to cut ties with the orthodox branch that had been loyal to moscow. >> translator: it was very difficult, but we understood why we were doing it. first and foremost, it was about security. >> reporter: more than 100 churches have switched their allegiance to the church of ukraine since the war began, including one of the most famous

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BBC News

vulnerable. tens of thousands of people from around the world have gathered in bethlehem in the israeli—occupied west bank for christmas eve celebrations. christian leaders led midnight mass in the church of the nativity, where the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was among the congregation. here in manger square, despite some damp weather, there is plenty of christmas cheer. at the heart of celebrations, as every year, we had a procession. the palestinian scouts leading the way through the streets, playing bagpipes and drums. lots of competition between them as they entertain the crowds. they escorted church leaders arriving from jerusalem into bethlehem. we saw the head of the catholic church, a latin patriarch, shaking hands with people in the crowds. then it was down into the grotto of the fourth century nativity church just behind me over there. that is built on the very spot where christians believe

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and the vulnerable. to russia, where a controversial funeral has been held in russia for a man killed while fighting in ukraine. dmitry menshikov was working for the wagner private military group, and is said to have died fighting in the luhansk region of ukraine. the wagner firm has sent tens of thousands of fighters to join the invasion, many of them recruited from russianjails. the local authorities in st petersburg reportedly didn't want him buried in a spot normally reserved for military heroes, but the service went ahead. tens of thousands of people from around the world have gathered in bethlehem on the israeli—occupied west bank for christmas eve celebrations. christian leaders led midnight mass in the church of the nativity and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas was amongst the congregation.

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it is looking extremely cold. what is the temperature right now? i believe it is —7 right now. it feels around —18 with the wind chill. a very chilly nate vandermeer there. tens of thousands of people from around the world have gathered in bethlehem on the israeli—occupied west bank for christmas eve celebrations. christian leaders led midnight mass in the church of the nativity and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas was amongst the congregation. the eastern region of the democratic republic of the congo is emerging from a ten—year conflict and the un projects that 150,000 people will have fled their homes by the end of this year. now, a local n60 is ensuring that some displaced children do not miss out on the christmas cheer. they held a party for the children in a village in north kivu, a few miles away from the frontline. daniel dadzie reports. around the world by daft punk plays.

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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt

of millions. ♪ ♪ >> all across the pond, a broadcast of the royal family of westminster abbey attending the royal carol service. the annual event dedicated to queen elizabeth as the nation prepares for their first christmas without her. >> today we are celebrating christmas and it's not like the last few years >> the joy of the season felt in bethlehem at the church of the nativity, a gathering not seen since the pandemic began. ♪ ♪ >> and in rome, at st. peter's basilica where the faithful joined pope francis to celebrate mass as the pontiff urged the world to remember the poor and people suffering in war-torn nations like ukraine he called out the greedy, rushed to possess and consume, pushing listeners to rediscover the true meaning the christmas.

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fraser, more widely known as maxijazz, whose fraser, more widely known as maxi jazz, whose died at the age of 65. tens of thousands of people from around the world have gathered in bethlehem on the israeli—occupied west bank for christmas eve celebrations. christian leaders led midnight mass in the church of the nativity and the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was amongst the congregation. the eastern region of the democratic republic of the congo is emerging from a ten year conflict and the un projects that 150,000 people will have fled their homes by the end of this year. now, a local n60 is ensuring that some displaced children do not miss out on the christmas cheer. they held a party for the children in a village in the north kivu, a few miles away from the frontline. daniel dadzie reports. around the world by daft punk plays. a reason to celebrate in the midst of chaos. for several months, these children and their families have been on the run from war.

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bank for christmas eve celebrations. christian leaders led midnight mass in the church of the nativity and the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, was amongst the congregation. the eastern region of the democratic republic of the congo is emerging from a ten year conflict and the un projects that 150,000 people will have fled their homes by the end of this year. now, a local ngo is ensuring that some displaced children do not miss out on the christmas cheer. they held a party for the children in a village in the north kivu, a few miles away from the frontline. daniel dadzie reports. around the world by daft punk plays. a reason to celebrate in the midst of chaos. for several months, these children and their families have been on the run from war. they found refuge in the kibati stadium in kanyaruchinya,

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