Pope Leo XIV is to ship his first Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” blessing from Vatican City on Thursday, on the finish of a yr overshadowed by battle all over the world. The yr ends with sources of hope for the Christian group, which celebrated its first festive Christmas in Bethlehem, within the occupied West Bank, for the reason that begin of the conflict in Gaza.
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