O little town of Bethlehem

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Aleteia Image Department - published on 12/25/17

Photo of the Day: December 25, 2017The 14-pointed silver star at the Grotto, believed to be the exact location where Jesus Christ was born and where Christians come to pray in the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Merry Christmas!

Photograph by Thomas Coex for AFP

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