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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Cardinal Fernandez Artime, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, presides over the eighth Mass of the Novendiali in suffrage of Pope Francis at the altar of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. May 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Cardinal Fernandez Artime, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, presides over the eighth Mass of the Novendiali in suffrage of Pope Francis at the altar of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. May 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Cardinal Fernandez Artime, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, presides over the eighth Mass of the Novendiali in suffrage of Pope Francis at the altar of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. May 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Eighth Mass of The Novendiali in Suffrage of Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Cardinal Fernandez Artime, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, presides over the eighth Mass of the Novendiali in suffrage of Pope Francis at the altar of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. May 3, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Sixth Vatican Congregation Meeting - Vatican

Italian cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leaves after the sixth congregation meeting at The Vatican Vatican, Vatican, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) after a Consistory ceremony on September 30, 2023 at the Vatican. - Pizzaballa has served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. Pizzaballa thus became the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to raised to the cardinalate6 and the first cardinal to reside in the State of Israel. Pierbattista Pizzaballa has a number of similarities with Pope Francis. He has a disdain for clericalism and a concern for migrants, interreligious dialogue and, to some extent, the environment. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) attends a mass in Sant’Onofrio church in Rome, Italy on May 1, 2024. - Pizzaballa has served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. Pizzaballa thus became the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to raised to the cardinalate6 and the first cardinal to reside in the State of Israel. Pierbattista Pizzaballa has a number of similarities with Pope Francis. He has a disdain for clericalism and a concern for migrants, interreligious dialogue and, to some extent, the environment. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) after a Consistory ceremony on September 30, 2023 at the Vatican. - Pizzaballa has served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. Pizzaballa thus became the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to raised to the cardinalate6 and the first cardinal to reside in the State of Israel. Pierbattista Pizzaballa has a number of similarities with Pope Francis. He has a disdain for clericalism and a concern for migrants, interreligious dialogue and, to some extent, the environment. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) attends a mass in Sant’Onofrio church in Rome, Italy on May 1, 2024. - Pizzaballa has served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. Pizzaballa thus became the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to raised to the cardinalate6 and the first cardinal to reside in the State of Israel. Pierbattista Pizzaballa has a number of similarities with Pope Francis. He has a disdain for clericalism and a concern for migrants, interreligious dialogue and, to some extent, the environment. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) after a Consistory ceremony on September 30, 2023 at the Vatican. - Pizzaballa has served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. Pizzaballa thus became the first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to raised to the cardinalate6 and the first cardinal to reside in the State of Israel. Pierbattista Pizzaballa has a number of similarities with Pope Francis. He has a disdain for clericalism and a concern for migrants, interreligious dialogue and, to some extent, the environment. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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West Bank Celebrating Christian Christmas - Palestine

West Bank Celebrating Christian Christmas - Palestine

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III speaks from the throne at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, on January 6, 2025. Eastern Christians mark Christmas Eve at this historic site within the shared Nativity Church complex. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Celebrating Christian Christmas - Palestine

West Bank Celebrating Christian Christmas - Palestine

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem greets worshippers during Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem, West Bank, on January 6, 2025. The procession is part of the Christmas Eve celebrations by Eastern Christians. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivers a speech in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets the crowd in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

A view of a market in Bethlehem, Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. The city, renowned for its religious significance, is bustling with visitors and pilgrims celebrating Christmas, as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads Christmas Mass at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem - West Bank

A man stands, holding colorful balloons, on a street in Bethlehem, Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024. The city, renowned for its religious significance, is bustling with visitors and pilgrims celebrating Christmas, as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads Christmas Mass at the Church of the Nativity. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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