Last night, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa headed Midnight Christmas Mass, and delivered 2024 Christmas message.
Pierbattista Pizzaballa headed the mass where all joyful scene of Christmas were not found due to the continuous acts of war, and violence in Palestine.
The mass was attended by several officials like Anton Salman, the governor of Betelhem Mohamed Taha Abo Aalia, the Minister of Tourism, and Antiquates Hany El Hayek, and groups of tourists.
During his message, he asserted that there is a hardship to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem.
Bethlehem had not the traditional decorations, and lights of Christmas, restricting the Christmas services to the religious ones only.