GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church on Tuesday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory.
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Gaza Christians pray for end of 'death and destruction'

As Christmas arrives, the small Christian community in the Gaza Strip is again facing a season mired in war.

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In the shadow of war, Christians in Gaza face a somber Christmas

In an enclave of more than 2 million people, it is estimated that around 800 to a thousand are Christians; now, some say that the community risks losing its presence, established 1,600 years ago in the territory. Ramez Souri, a Palestinian Christian in the Gaza Strip, says he has little to celebrate this Christmas. Fourteen months after the start of the war, he is still asleep on the grounds of the St. Porphyry Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City…

Em um enclave com mais de 2 milhões de pessoas, estima-se que cerca de 800 a mil sejam cristãos; agora, alguns dizem que a comunidade corre o risco de perder sua presença, estabelecida há 1.600 anos no território Ramez Souri, um cristão palestino na Faixa de Gaza, diz que tem pouco a celebrar neste Natal. Quatorze meses após o início da guerra, ele ainda dorme no terreno da Igreja Ortodoxa Grega de São Porfírio, na Cidade de Gaza, onde um ataque…

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At risk of disappearing, Christians in Gaza celebrate Christmas in the last two churches in the enclave: 'We're still here'

Christian in the Gaza Strip, Ramez Souri, 47, says he has little to celebrate this Christmas. Fourteen months after the start of the war, he is still asleep on the grounds of São Porfrio, the ancient Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, where an Israeli air strike last year killed his three children.
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Crist�o na Faixa de Gaza, Ramez Souri, 47, diz ter pouco para celebrar neste Natal. Quatorze meses ap�s o in�cio da guerra, ele ainda dorme no terreno de S�o Porf�rio, a antiga igreja ortodoxa grega na Cidade de Gaza, onde um ataque a�reo israelense no ano passado matou seus tr�s filhos.
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Christians from Gaza try to celebrate Christmas

The Christian community in the Palestinian territories brings together about 1,100 people and was not spared in Israel's attacks on the Islamic movement Hamas, on October 7, 2023. Today's religious services were presided over by Father Gabriel Romanelli, with the faithful “unable to ignore the battles that continue to be waged around them”, as the France-Presse agency (AFP) wrote in a report with that community in Gaza. “This Christmas smells of…

A comunidade cristã nos territórios palestinianos congrega cerca de 1.100 pessoas e não foi poupada nos ataques de Israel ao movimento islâmico Hamas, a 07 de outubro de 2023.   Os serviços religiosos de hoje foram presididos pelo padre Gabriel Romanelli, com os fiéis "sem poderem ignorar as batalhas que continuam a travar-se à sua volta", como escreveu a agência France-Presse (AFP) numa reportagem com aquela comunidade em Gaza. "Este Natal chei…

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Christian community in Gaza celebrates Christmas amidst destruction and mourning

GAZA CITY, Dec 25 — Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church yesterday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory. Gone were the sparkling lights, the festive decorations, and the towering Christmas tree that had graced Gaza City for decades. The Square of the Unknown Soldier, once alive with the spirit of the season, now lay in ruins, reduced to rubble by relentless Israeli a…

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‘Every day we lose loved ones’: Gaza Christians mark sombre Christmas amid grief, call for an end to war

Christians in Gaza mark a sombre Christmas as Israeli attacks continue to inflict death and destruction.

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Qatar

Christians in Gaza pray for an end to Israel’s ‘death and destruction’

Hundreds of Christians in war-torn Gaza City gathered in a church praying for an end to the conflict that devastated much of the Palestinian territory, without the twinkling lights, festive decorations and impressive Christmas tree that had graced Gaza City for decades. The Square of the Unknown Soldier now lies in ruins, reduced to rubble by incessant Israeli air strikes. In the midst of the rubble, the faithful sought comfort even as fighting …

Centinaia di cristiani nella città di Gaza devastata dalla guerra si sono riuniti in una chiesa pregando per la fine del conflitto che ha devastato gran parte del territorio palestinese, senza le luci scintillanti, le decorazioni festive e l'imponente albero di Natale che avevano abbellito la città di Gaza per decenni. La piazza del Milite Ignoto ora giace in rovina, ridotta in macerie dagli incessanti attacchi aerei israeliani. In mezzo alle ma…

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Italy

Christians in Gaza pray for peace on a Christmas marked by war

Hundreds of Christians gathered today for Christmas Eve mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza, in a war-torn territory.
The Christian community in the Palestinian territories brings together about 1,100 people and was not spared in Israel's attacks on the Islamic movement Hamas, on October 7, 2023.
Today's religious services were presided over by Father Gabriel Romanelli, with the faithful “unable to ignore the battles that continue to take pla…

Centenas de cristãos reuniram-se hoje para a missa da véspera de natal na Igreja da Sagrada Família em Gaza, num território devastado pela guerra.
A comunidade cristã nos territórios palestinianos congrega cerca de 1.100 pessoas e não foi poupada nos ataques de Israel ao movimento islâmico Hamas, a 07 de outubro de 2023.
Os serviços religiosos de hoje foram presididos pelo padre Gabriel Romanelli, com os fiéis "sem poderem ignorar as batalhas qu…

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Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church on Tuesday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory.Gone were the sparkling lights, the festive decorations, and the towering Christmas tree that had graced Gaza City for decades.The Square of the Unknown Soldier, once alive with the spirit of the season, now lay in ruins, reduced to rubble by relentless Israeli air strikes.Amid the r…

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