Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Christmas was celebrated with traditional fervour across the city, as churches witnessed packed midnight and morning masses, carol singing, community lunches and prayers that went beyond ritual to reflect on peace, ecology and shared responsibility.

At the heart of this year's celebrations was the Christ the King Cathedral in Sector 19, where the annual biblical exhibition adopted a contemporary theme- "Youth for Green Tomorrow." The exhibition sought to link Christian teachings with ecology, responsibility towards nature and what organisers described as "eco spirituality".

"Jesus came to bring peace, but that peace is possible only when we are connected to God - not just inside churches and temples, but in our su...