North Korea’s tubby tyrant wants the few Christians in the hermit state to spread cheer only to celebrate his grandma, Kim Jong-suk — not the birth of Jesus. Jong-suk — who was born on Christmas Eve in 1919 — was an anti-Japanese guerrilla and Communist activist, wife of North Korea’sContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ Amman, Jordan: Jordan has always been regarded as part of the Holy Land. There are several holy sites here associated with Christianity; these include, the place on the River Jordan(Al-Maghtas) where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist; the fortified hilltop(Machaerus) overlooking the Dead Sea, whereContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Thrissur: Federal Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has described culture of harmony, unity and tolerance as India’s DNA. Naqvi said this on December 27 while opening the grand Christmas celebration at Thrissur in Kerala, southern India. ‘Buon Natale’ (‘Merry Christmas), is aContinue Reading
Footage of a Muslim girls’ choir singing Christmas carols at a church concert has emerged from from the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The ensemble of around 40 girls can be seen in a video singing ‘Silent Night’ in Arabic at St Elie Greek Catholic Church, located in a majority MuslimContinue Reading
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Swasti Pachauri The towering might of the evergreen pine tree. Cotton flakes imitating snow on spruce and fir. Quintessential holly wreaths woven with bay leaf and sequin stars. Misty evenings sparkling with candles and lights. Calming echoes of ‘Silent Night’. The Goan ‘kuswar’ and traditional north Indian gujiya, or nuriyo.Continue Reading
Birth of Jesus should remind world of the suffering of children today, pontiff says in Christmas Eve address at VaticanContinue Reading
There’s no place like home — for Christmas. And I think we all agree on that; the Christmas tree in the corner of the living room with lights blazing and gift-wrapped presents underneath, and “Jingle Bells” playing in the background as family and friends arrive from many towns. That’s theContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta, Kerala: Yuletide reached Moozhiyar forests in Pathanamthitta district on Friday when Mar Baselius Kakkad Development Society (MBKDS) attached to the Syro Malankara Catholic Church celebrated Christmas with the tribespeople there. The society volunteers, led by its executive director Fr Christy Thevallil, called on the tribal families staying in theContinue Reading
They celebrated the birthdays of Prophet Muhammad (December 12), Jain Tirthankar Parshvanath (Dec 23) Jesus Christ (Dec 25), tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh (Jan 5 ) and the Hindu feast of Makar Sankranti (Jan 15)Continue Reading