Category: 2. Palestine

Pope Leo has decried conditions ‍for Palestinians in ‍Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth…

Gaza City – The Holy Family Church in Gaza has lit its Christmas tree for the first time after two years of Israel’s genocidal war on the Strip. It is Christmas Eve mass, and the worshippers have packed the main prayer hall. Many of them are…

Tarique Rahman, leader of Bangladesh’s opposition, has returned after 17 years in self-imposed exile in London. The aspiring prime minister left the country in 2008, claiming politically motivated persecution, and has now come back…