Christmas trees are lit up all over the Holy Land. The celebration, albeit amidst anti-Coronavirus restrictions, in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem. Br FRANCESCO PATTON, ofm Custos of the Holy Land "To the Christians of the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as to those of Bethlehem and of the entire Holy Land, my wish is that the light may not be shining externally but rather internally, within one's own heart. And that light is Christ." Br IBRAHIM FALTAS, ofm Terra Santa Schools "The Coronavirus destroyed everything, stopped everything, but it could never have stopped Christmas. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!" Read More