Focusing on kindness, not consumption, this Christmas
As a mum of a 15-year-old and a 11-year-old, positive psychology expert Professor Lea Waters knows all about the challenges
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‘It was a shock at first’: How inter-faith couples get festive
Whether it’s serving up a traditional lunch with sides of aloo gobi and matar paneer, or lighting up the tree
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Bethlehem Eyeing a Merry Christmas, With More Tourists and More Hotel Rooms
As the Christmas decorations go up in Manger Square, Bethlehem is preparing for its best Christmas in two decades, the
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Domestic violence: Hundreds of domestic abuse calls made at Christmas
The PSNI received 400 domestic abuse complaints on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day last year. Police confirmed
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Is the Nativity under attack? Faith leaders explain significance
Christmas is a time for family, colorful lights and presents under the tree. But more importantly for Christians of all
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Mums launch ‘Christmas tree decorations of colour’ with black Santa and angels
A pair of working mums have launched a range of Christmas tree decorations of colour to help make the festive
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Christmas funding boost for historic church
One of the north-east’s oldest churches has received a Christmas funding boost. A £40,000 grant has been donated to St
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This Christmas, let’s think about how we can unwrap joy
For many of us, Christmas is a time of hope, it’s a time to come together and reflect on the
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Halesowen church appeals for help to light up for Christmas
A town centre church has been plunged into darkness after the bulbs blew on its landmark steeple. The sandstone tower
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Church hides 1,000 baby Jesus rocks ‘to bring joy’
A Baptist church has hidden 1,000 rocks painted with an image of the baby Jesus to “bring a little bit
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Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas
Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate
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Find Jonah a home for Christmas! Texas boy, 12, who is praying to be adopted after four years in foster care says God is the reason he still smiles
A 12-year-old Texas boy, who is praying to be adopted, says God is the reason he’s still smiling despite still being in
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How to have a more sustainable Christmas
There’s nothing like 15,000 Christmas trees to get you into the holiday mood, as for many of us, picking out
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Three Wise Women
In any sort of drama production lighting is important, with the spotlight falling on the important characters and everybody else
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School drops Christmas carols to ‘respect other religions’
A primary school in northeastern Switzerland has dropped three carols from its Christmas singing event out of respect to other
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