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Birthplace of jesus, the big draw being midnight mass with the latin patriarch of jerusalem made special mention of plastan president abass and one of those allowing the pass of the u.n. resolution on friday and on the minds of people who attended mass today. politics aside, tourism numbers were up in bethlehem because of the quiet, compared to last year when there was a wave of terror attacks in part of israel, including jerusalem and the west bank leading up to christmas and on christmas eve and christmas day. so while it may be calmer this year, there is always an underlying tension as terr...

The relative quiet. when you may remember there was a wave of terror attacks in parts of israel including here in jerusalem and west bank leading up to christmas on christmas eve and christmas day. so while it is calmer this year, there is an underlying tension as terrorism and war plagued. thousands packed st. peters square to hear pope francis' christmas message calling for peace and co-existence in a world he says scared by war particularly in syria, where the recent events as we've been reporting on horrified the world as that city has become a symbol of the inhumanity and terror of syria ...

Churches and places where foreigners congregate. some u.s. lawmakers have called for the state department to designate them a terrorist graup. >> david lee miller live in our newsroom. thanks. >> the bombings in nigeria that target the churches coming as pope benedict delivers a christmas day message of peace. thousands packed st. peter's square to hear of the pontiff. he called for an end to the bloodshed in syria and prayed that god would help the israelis and palestinians resume talks. the 84-year-old pontiff making the remarks after a late night christmas eve mass. greg burke is standing l...

Years ago, thousands packed st. patrick's cathedral this morning and the first family observing easter in shilo baptist church which was founded 1863 by freed slaves. >> heather: christians are also converging on jerusalem to celebrate easter sunday, in the holy city, marking the day by visiting one of the holiest sites in christianity. >> reporter: more than 100,000 tourists have been expected to come here, this past week, and easter marks the end of a series of events, here. the faithful marched through jerusalem with promise fronds marking the start of holy week celebrations with palm sunda...

Draw being midnight mass with the latin patriarch of jerusalem made special mention of plastan president abass and one of those allowing the pass of the u.n. resolution on friday and on the minds of people who attended mass today. politics aside, tourism numbers were up in bethlehem because of the quiet, compared to last year when there was a wave of terror attacks in part of israel, including jerusalem and the west bank leading up to christmas and on christmas eve and christmas day. so while it may be calmer this year, there is always an underlying tension as terrorism and war continues to pl...