A Texas church is going viral for its Christmas program, which featured live zebras, flying angels, and approximately 1,000 cast and choir members, according to the church. | USA TODAY

TODAY's Craig Melvin spoke with his pastor, Rev. Jeff Rider, at Green's Farms Church in Westport, Connecticut about the conversations he had with his brother Lawrence, who was a Baptist minister, and coping with loss. Rev. Rider shared how he counsels those experiencing grief during the holidays. | Today Show

‘More spiritual than celebratory.’ Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch led Christmas mass at Gaza’s only Catholic church just days before the holiday, in his first visit since the October truce. Palestinian Christians are marking Christmas amid displacement and near-daily Israeli ceasefire violations. | Al Jazeera English