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Centuries-old icon uncovered in Bethlehem church

The Times of Israel: Workers renovating Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity have uncovered a centuries-old icon “of great religious and historical value,” Ziad al-Bandak, a Palestinian presidential adviser for Christian Affairs, said Saturday. Al-Bandak told the Ma’an news agency that the icon was discovered near a window under plaster nearly two months ago and is… Read More ›