Christmas

Saudi doctor given life sentence for deadly car rampage on German Christmas market

A German court handed down a life sentence in a Christmas market attack that shocked the country and fueled debate over immigration ahead of national elections.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser visit the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.
A PERSON stands amid a destroyed building after US forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

Four Tomahawk missiles fired at Nigeria by US on Christmas failed to explode

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

Tis the season to flog Israel - opinion

Turkish gendarmerie special forces team leaves the site where Turkish security forces launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected Islamic State terrorists, in Yalova province, Turkey, December 29, 2025

Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects nationwide after three police officers killed


Saudi Arabia warned Germany ahead of Christmas market ramming, source claims

German reports claim that the driver was a man from Saudi Arabia and is approximately 50 years old.

 Plush toys, candles and floral tributes lie near the site where a car drove into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.

'We are there for them': IFCJ doubles aid to NIS 26.6m. for Israel's needy amid war

Since October 7, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has distributed over 132 million dollars towards enhancing the security of the civilian home front.

 IFCJ Representatives Deliver to Rivka Krichevski

A Jewish experience of Christmas and the power of inclusion - opinion

For Jews, Christmas can feel isolating. Small acts of recognition and kindness can create space for everyone to feel seen and celebrated.

Zach Margs.

Liturgical Festival to be held in YMCA Jerusalem

Originally set in Nazareth, this year, due to security concerns for the musicians and audience, the event was moved to Jerusalem.

 GALILEE ORCHESTRA conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar.

How often does the first day of Hanukkah fall on Christmas?

In just over a century, the first day of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown, has coincided with Christmas Day four other times.

Menorah in the window on the eighth night

Christmas in Jerusalem: Take a last-minute trip to the Holy City for some much-needed festive cheer

Here’s how to celebrate the merriest of seasons in the most magical city in the world.

THE WINTER Dreams exhibit at the Botanical Gardens

Baby Jesus in keffiyeh unveiled in Vatican nativity

Bethlehem artists' Christmas display in St. Peter's Square features Palestinian symbolism amid Pope Francis' calls for peace in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis holds an audience with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene, at the Vatican

Just in time for Christmas? Sarcophagus possibly belonging to Saint Nicholas discovered in Turkey

Archaeologists assume the sarcophagus was covered by a layer of gravel and sand brought by a flood or tsunami.

 Church of Saint Nicholas, Myra.

Aleppo’s Christians celebrate Christmas amid changing leadership

After opposition factions take control of Aleppo, the city’s Christian community prepares for the holidays while navigating newfound freedoms and lingering uncertainties.

A Syrian man cycles past a Christmas tree being decorated in the Christian-majority neighbourhood of Hamidiyeh in the old city of Homs

Grapevine: Enchanting cantors & choir

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Jerusalem Great Synagogue