Elsewhere in his Christmas message, the pope called for peace across the Middle East, saying the “humanitarian situation is extremely grave” in Gaza. “I think of the Christian communities in ...

Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day a ttack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has called for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and Donbass ... on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day," the Russian Orthodox Church quoted its leader ...

In his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for "the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation".

The timing was significant — it was posted on the same day that the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas Eve, though the Ukrainian church switched in 2023 to celebrating Christmas on Dec ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. For the first time since 1917, Ukraine will celebrate Christmas on December 25 instead of ...

TASS/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga publicly rejected Hungary's proposal of a Christmas Day truce with Russia at a meeting of top EU diplomats in Brussels, Hungarian Foreign Minister ...

The Ukrainian girl — orphaned by the Russian ... “The kids will celebrate the entirety of Christmas Day with seminarians from the Brotherhood of St. Nicholas,” Koval said.

When BBC producer Philip Billson approached me with his brilliantly thoughtful and beautiful idea of producing a programme about the Ukrainian Christmas, I was taken aback with both immense ...

[EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV] Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday (25 December) in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault ...