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Syrian Christians seek only Christmas peace

MISHTAYA, Syria — Escaping a city wracked by incessant violence, Syrian Christians from Homs flocked to a nearby monastery on Sunday to celebrate Christmas away from a place that "has gone mad." The Saint George de Mishta [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

A Christian view of Christmas

As I was driving home from work recently I noticed a house with a very impressive lighting display for the holiday season. As I turned in front of the house, I could see that this family was really making a statement with their Christmas [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Hindus contribute to save Diwali, Christmas festive lights i...

The Hindus have offered to contribute to save the Diwali and Christmas festive lights in Wellingborough town in England, according to reports. Wellingborough Borough Council, whose tagline is “making Wellingborough a place to be [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Music for the Christmas Holidays

In our multi-cultural societies today the run up to Christmas is experienced in many different ways. The commercial version pioneered by Coca Cola's magazine advertisements which established the red suited Santa Claus image, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Christmas cards still being delivered in Brighton

Three week late Christmas cards are finally being delivered. Brighton resident Jim May thinks he has been sent the county’s latest seasonal greeting after receiving a Christmas card yesterday. His belated delivery follows a catalog [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Big Christmas gift from Angelina and Brad

The foundation aims to conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of Namibia and to rescue species threatened by an ever-shrinking habitat. It also strives to improve the lives of the San people through better education, employment, health [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Christmas tree recycling

Give the Earth a gift this season - recycle your Christmas tree! Recycled Christmas trees are ground up and turned into mulch or compost instead of taking up space in the landfills. Recycled trees provide nutrients to our soil. Tree [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Home of Winnipeg air force sergeant ransacked over Christmas...

Sergeant Edward Marshall’s mother-in-law just died. And then he came home to a ransacked house, his treasured military medals and his vehicle among the many items missing. The Wing 17 air force sergeant had been away from his quiet [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

What to do with your unwanted Christmas presents?

It's probably not surprising that two out of three of us unwrapped a gift we didn't really want this Christmas. But what's more surprising is that an estimated 366,000 people already had the item listed on eBay by the end of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Cherry hits Afghanistan with a bang at Christmas

Christmas in Kandahar ended with some big bangs, first at dusk when Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry launched an M777 field artillery shell from a Canadian military base deep in Afghanistan's insurgent territory. "Ta [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Father gets Christmas wish

A father was granted his Chrismas wish to spend the day with his family after being separated from them for years. That's because a brutal attack nearly killed him. Instead, Richard Smith has lived his life as a quadriplegic since th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Iraq: Safety Concerns Mute Christmas Celebrations

Christian congregations across Iraq canceled or toned down Christmas celebrations in the wake of several attacks, including a bloody siege on a Catholic church in Baghdad in late October, and recent threats against the country’s dw [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Christmas tree becomes new Korean flashpoint

South Korean marines have been deployed to protect a large Christmas tree on top of a military-controlled hill along the tense land border with the North. A South Korean church is planning to switch on Christmas lights on the tree later [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Hindus greet Christians on Christmas

Hindus have sent early greetings to Christian communities world over for upcoming Christmas. Well-known Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, expressed warmest greetings on the Christmas, wishing that it brought [...]