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This piece of the true cross. eighth century before the waterford cross arrived in ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land. and with the backing, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ's birth in bethlehem. and one to commemorate his last moments on earth. >> constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus's ascension, but they met

Waterford cross arrived in ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land. and with the backing of her son, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ's birth in bethlehem. and one to commemorate his last moments on earth. >> constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus's ascension, but they met secretly, we're told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built...

Ireland, helena will continue her tour of the holy land. and with the backing, she will transform the landscape. she builds churches on the site of christ's birth in bethlehem. and one to commemorate his last moments on earth. >> constantine made it legal to practice christianity. helena gave christians places to practice christianity. before her arrival, there were no christian buildings in this land. christians met here on the mount of olives to commemorate jesus's ascension, but they met secretly, we're told, in caves. after helena, a structure is built on this site, and christians can come...

Christian pilgrims turned out for christmas eve services in bethlehem. the crowds are down this year because of violence in gaza. those are some of our top stories on this christmas day, thursday, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin with the latest police shooting controversy. there were christmas eve protests in suburban st. louis, just a few miles from ferguson. >> an 18-year-old black man shot dead by a white police officer in the town of berkeley in missouri. abc's alex perez reports this case is different from ferguson. >> reporter: mayhem in b...

Nonetheless, there are many people who are coming here from around the world, including a woman that i met earlier today from colorado springs who said she felt compelled to be here. listen to what she said. >> we thought we just have to do it. we have to go to see the holy land because it's the trip of a lifetime, so when we go home, we pray that everyone will be safe and we will bring prayers for everybody here and for everybody back home. >> and that's really the sentiment and the message that all the folks that i have talked to have been putting out there. security is tight, obviously, bec...