'Skies of Bethlehem full of fear,' Archbishop of Canterbury says The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas Day sermon to highlight the suffering of children caught up in the Israel-Hamas war. Referring to Jesus Christ's birthplace, the Most Rev Justin Welby said "the skies of Bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory". He compared the turbulent conditions of Jesus's birth with the modern-day plight of children in the troubled region. The archbishop also spoke of children in the UK having to "hide their Jewishness on their way to school" in fear of the "age-old atrocious sin...