HEADLINE-SOCIETY | INDONESIA- Indonesian churches call for peace in Gaza, national unity on Christmas
Churchgoers hold candles during a Christmas Eve service at the GPIB Immanuel protestant church in Jakarta on Dec. 24, 2023.(Antara/Asprilla Dwi Adha)
Churches across the country called for peace in Gaza and national unity ahead of the 2024 general election as millions of Indonesian Christians celebrated Christmas on Monday.
The Jakarta Cathedral promoted the theme Kemuliaan bagi Allah dan damai sejahtera di Bumi (Glory to God and peace on Earth), in line with the Christmas message jointly conveyed by the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia (KWI) and the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) last month.
“I hope that through this message, Christians can support efforts to bring about global peace and work toward protecting our planet,” a spokesperson for the Jakarta Cathedral said on Sunday, as quoted by Antara news agency.
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Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars
Pope Francis presides the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 24, 2023. (AFP/Tiziana Fabi)
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Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel’s war on Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world’s favorite holidays.
Revelers the world over, meanwhile, donned Santa’s red caps for a shot of holiday cheer, running a city race in Skopje, North Macedonia, surfing the waves in Florida, jogging along muddy wooded paths on the outskirts of Paris, dipping in the sea near the port of Dover and soaking with a drink in hand in Lake Geneva.
Children around the globe tracked Santa, his reindeer and their present-laden sleigh with the help of noradsanta.org, a 3-D interactive website run annually by a joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency.
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