December 2020
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11:00 Scout parades celebrate Christmas prior to the entrance into Bethlehem of His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Star Street to Manger Square.
13:00 Reception of His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Manger Square.
18:00–22:00 Christmas Eve with choirs and Christmas carols to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. Organized by Bethlehem Municipality as part of Bethlehem Christmas Festivities 2020. Live broadcast via Bethlehem Municipality social media channels.
23:45 The Midnight Christmas Vigil, presided by His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, followed by a procession to the Grotto of the Nativity. Saint Catherine Church.

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Christmas mass presided by His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Saint Catherine Church.
10:30 Christmas Mass. Christmas Lutheran Church.

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