This editorial from the Catholic Herald reflects on the attack on Christians in Gaza yesterday.
There is one part of the Church where the celebrations for Christmas have already been put on hold, and that is the Holy Land, where Church leaders encouraged Christians to curb the usual festivities and decorations out of respect for the suffering caused by the current conflict.
It began with the barbaric Hamas atrocities against Jews on 7 October and yesterday it continued with the attacks by the Israeli defence forces on the Holy Family Church in Gaza. As our cover this month by Christian Adams reminds us, the place the Three Wise Men visited is now in a region disfigured by war and destruction.
