Worshippers fill Bethlehem church

Hundreds of Christians, defying lashing rain and wind, filled the ancient Bethlehem church that marks Jesus’s traditional birthplace for Christmas Day Mass today.

Worshippers fill Bethlehem church
Sun, 25 Dec, 2011 - 11:48

Hundreds of Christians, defying lashing rain and wind, filled the ancient Bethlehem church that marks Jesus’s traditional birthplace for Christmas Day Mass today.

Worshippers rushed into the Church of the Nativity under the cover of umbrellas, leaving Manger Square, with its 50ft Christmas tree, deserted.

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