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May 22, 2014

Bethlehem residents look forward to papal visit, despite inconveniences

Catholic pilgrims walk past shops selling souvenirs May 20 on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City. Many Holy Land residents say they are looking forward to Pope Francis' May 24-26 visit, despite inconveniences of crowds and traffic.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - A long line of cars trailed down the road next to the Church of the Nativity as Franciscan Father Ibrahim Faltas helped coordinate the placement of the electricity generator for the May 25 papal Mass.

Published in A Holy Land pilgrimage