As hate spirals in India, Hindu extremists turn to Christian targets
Anti-Muslim violence has soared for more than a decade under Indian PM Modi. Now, Christians face the brunt, too.

Anti-Muslim violence has soared for more than a decade under Indian PM Modi. Now, Christians face the brunt, too.










Christians in Syria spent Christmas surrounded by armed soldiers, with security deployed outside churches in Aleppo.

Residents of Aek Ngadol village, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, gathered for Christmas mass amid the wreckage.
Global wars are ‘leaving behind rubble and open wounds’, pontiff says.
Christians in Gaza celebrate Christmas after two years of Israel’s war and enduring pain, displacement and destruction.

Gaza’s Christians reflected on the loss they’ve experienced after two years of Israel’s devastating war.
Christmas returns to Bethlehem with joy and sorrow amid hardships, as Palestinians unite in celebration and resilience.
Fewer than 50,000 Christians now live in Palestine under threat from Israel’s illegal occupation and attacks.

A group of 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted last month were freed, ending a mass abduction that drew global concern.

The Great Omari Mosque is one of Gaza City’s most significant landmarks, with origins dating back more than 2,000 years.

Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch led Christmas mass at Gaza’s only Catholic church just days before the holiday.