Palestinian Christians Pray At The Traditional Birthplace Of Jesus

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - DECEMBER 21: Franciscan priest Flavio Roberto Carraro, the Roman-Catholic Bishop of Verona, is hidden behind a cloud of incense as he leads Mass December 21, 2003 in St. Catherine's Church in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. With just 4 days to go before Christmas, the mood is subdued as more than three years of violent Palestinian-Israeli conflict have brought misery and decline to the biblical town believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. St. Catherine's is host to the traditional Midnight Mass, broadcast live around the world on Christmas Eve. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)