Patriarch John X attends a meeting in the diocese of Busra and Horan in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas celebrations at the church of the Lady of the Assumption in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas rituals in the Greek-Melkite diocese in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas rituals in the Greek-Melkite diocese in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas decorations at the church of the Lady of the Assumption in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

A religious painting at the Greek-Melkite diocese in the town of Khabab south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

A religious painting at the Greek-Melkite diocese in the town of Khabab south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas decorations at the Greek-Melkite diocese in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas decorations at the church of the Lady of the Assumption in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)

Christmas celebrations at the church of the Lady of the Assumption in the town of Khabab, south of Syria - December 16, 2023 (Enab Baladi/Sarah al-Ahmad)
