Christian pilgrims traverse afar for international Midnight Mass in Jaffa

Father Ramzi Sidawi, the parish priest, conducted the Midnight Mass in Arabic.

By Andrew Esensten | 03:01 28.12.12 |

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The pews of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Jaffa were packed on Monday night for a Christmas Mass attended by Arabs, Russians, Indians, Sri Lankans, Filipinos and European tourists, not to mention a few curious Israeli Jews.

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Christian pilgrims traverse afar for international Midnight Mass in Jaffa

Father Ramzi Sidawi, the parish priest, conducted the Midnight Mass in Arabic.

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