A Church In West Bank Of Bethlehem Prepare For Coming Christmas
A nun touches a wooden sculpture of the baby Jesus after a ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. The baby Jesus is made from handmade olive wood with the length of 2.5 meters (8.2 feet).
A woman places her fingers into crucifix-shaped holes in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
A woman lights candles in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. <AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi>