Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L, front) greets Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, during the Christmas midnight mass at the Church of St. Catherine, which is connected to the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 25, 2013. Thousands of Christian pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem's Manger Square to celebrate Christmas. (Xinhua/Pool/Musa Al-Shaer) |