Interior minister attends Christmas Midnight Mass

Jordan Daily – Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II, Minister of Interior Mazen Farraya attended  Christmas Midnight Mass, according to the Eastern calendar, held at the Church of the Nativity in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem , Petra News reported .

Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Jordan Theophilus III, during his homily, hoped that peace prevails in the whole world.

The mass was attended by Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh, a number of Palestinian political figures and Christian and Muslim clerics from all over the world.

Earlier, Farraya met with the Palestinian prime minister and a number of Christian figures and stressed the strong ties that bring together Jordan and Palestine.