A woman with her children walk after church Christmas service in Kryvorivnia village, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Russia Ukraine War Christmas
— Christians around the world are striving on Christmas Eve to put aside worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world. Believers were preparing worldwide Sunday to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. In New York City, Cardinal Timothy Dolan is reminding congregants to keep war-torn parts of the Middle East in their Christmas prayers. At Germany’s landmark Cologne Cathedral, churchgoers passed security screenings to get into mass after police said they detected signs of a potential attack. Meanwhile, Christians in Pakistan dealt with fear and grief after homes were destroyed in August by a Muslim mob.
