Chinese officials warn millions of Christians not to gather to celebrate Christmas over COVID fears

Beijing [ China ], December 25 (ANI): Tens of millions of Christians in China have been warned by the officials to not gather to celebrate Christmas citing the COVID-19 pandemic, a media report said. Police and religious affairs officials across China have asked people and organisations not to hold any Christmas gatherings, reported Radio Free Asia on Friday. “In our town, we are not allowed to hold Christmas gatherings, not even parties,” RFA quoted the pastor of an unofficial Protestant “house church” in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong who gave only the surname Chen as saying. “This is also…