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VIDEO: Pope Francis at the Nativity Grotto

Pope Francis praying at the Grotto in the Church of the Nativity – en

© OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP

BETHLEHEM: Pope Francis praying at the Grotto in the Church of the Nativity, AFP PHOTO/ OSSERVATORE ROMANO / HO 

Aleteia - published on 05/25/14

Holy Father is also set to visit hundreds of refugee children from nearby camps.

Pope Francis this Sunday afternoon goes to pray at the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. He also pays a visit to the Phoenix Center in Bethlehem where he is set to meet hundreds of children from the refugee camps of Dheisheh, Aida and Beit Jibrin. From there he leaves for Israel, to continue his pilgrimage.

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