Christmas in Bethlehem
![Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ddec18a1-c91e-4244-a393-be869aeba23e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2013.
![Girls wearing traditional Palestinian costumes take part in a Christmas procession at Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0156c932-9968-4235-a968-7b1d9de4f9ca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Girls wearing traditional Palestinian costumes take part in a Christmas procession at Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2013.
![Christian pilgrim worshippers from Nigeria pray in the Grotto of the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46f0b1e5-e301-4ba8-aa8c-d2025a527f38_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christian pilgrim worshippers from Nigeria pray in the Grotto of the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.
![Christian worshippers from Nigeria pray at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77afa797-62fb-47a4-b356-205a9a495f32_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christian worshippers from Nigeria pray at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.