The Pope Visits the Holy Land

Pope Benedict XVI visits the grotto where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem
Osservatore Romano / Reuters

Birthplace
Pope Benedict XVI visits the grotto where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

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