People take a selfie in front of a Christmas tree in the Qasaa district, Damascus, Syria December 14, 2018. Picture taken December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
The festive atmosphere usually associated with Christmas has waned in the streets of Syria’s cities as main churches opt for limited celebrations, focusing on prayers in solidarity with Palestinians enduring the conflict in Gaza.
“In Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, people are suffering,” expressed the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Mor Dionysius Antoine Shahda. The central district of Azizia in northern Syria, typically vibrant with a festive market and Christmas decorations, now sees an almost empty main square and a noticeable absence of holiday adornments.
This year, the Syriac Catholic Church, along with leaders of three major churches in Syria — the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic patriarchs — decided to cancel Christmas festivities. Instead, they are limiting celebrations to religious ceremonies as an expression of solidarity with the victims of the bombings on Gaza by Israeli forces.
In the wake of a tragic attack in Pahalgam that left 26 dead, New Delhi…
In a powerful statement, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Karachi Andrey V. Fedorov,…
Art Dubai is back from April 18 to 20, 2025, and it’s shaping up to…
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the proposed merger of Junaid Jamshed (Private)…
Pakistan has officially established the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), replacing the FIA’s Cyber…
Telenor Pakistan has entered a strategic content partnership with celebrated cricketer Ahmad Shahzad, marking a…
This website uses cookies.