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The church that stands at the spot of Christ’s birth

December 23, 2019 Father Seán Connolly 14

The place rendered sacred by the birth of the Savior does not look like one would expect it to. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem looks more like a dilapidated fortress than a basilica. […]

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