Prayer has become the constant for the 11-year-old's family as they wait for answers and hope for signs of improvement.

It’s Christmas Eve and many people across the world are heading to evening church services or a midnight mass.

The faith leaders who were turned away instead led a prayer and sang hymns near the facility’s doorstep, and vowed to try again.

The interfaith group has repeatedly sought entry to the building but has been turned away each time. During their latest effort, they said they wanted to offer “pastoral care” to Christians detained ...