Archbishop of Canterbury and pope focus on Gaza in Christmas messages

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‘So many parts of the world seem beset with violence,’ Justin Welby to say as he reflects on plight of children in war

The archbishop of Canterbury and the pope are using their Christmas addresses to show solidarity with Bethlehem and those caught up in the Israel-Gaza war.

Referring to Jesus Christ’s birthplace, which is now in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Justin Welby will say “the skies of Bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory”.

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