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The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church 鈥� the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor said his family hasn鈥檛 always felt like 11-year-old Noah, who is autistic , has been welcome.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year , reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany.

The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church 鈥� the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor said his family hasn鈥檛 always felt like 11-year-old Noah, who is autistic , has been welcome.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) 鈥� The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) 鈥� Chipo Benhure started saving early for a holiday season to remember in Zimbabwe, but it wasn鈥檛 for a party or vacation. The highlight is a graveyard ceremony to unveil her late mother鈥檚 tombstone.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year , reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, were going a little stir-crazy that they came up with the idea.

MADRID (AP) 鈥� For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of 鈥淓l Gordo鈥� or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, were going a little stir-crazy that they came up with the idea.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the 鈥渃ruelty鈥� of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.