History indicates that Baby Jesus was born here, in the Church of Nativity. It's said that his first crib was a manger. Thousands of pilgrims visit this location in Bethlehem every day, a city in Palestine only five and a half miles away from Jerusalem. <\/p>\n
Although the Muslim population is the majority, Christian initiatives to improve health and education are well-respected and continue to grow.<\/p>\n
Children who suffer from cerebral palsy in this area have little chance of survival. Sisters of the Incarnate Word give a home to 34 children who in many cases, are abandoned by their families. They are now preparing a new center for the elderly.<\/p>\n
The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is also growing. This depends on the Order of Malta, which specializes in maternity and pediatrics and helps deliver around 4,300 births every year.<\/p>\n
MICHELINE ALQASSIS<\/strong> Many of the people who work there are trained at Bethlehem University, a Catholic center directed by the De La Salle Brothers and supported by the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. There, Christians and Muslims live together, trying to create a better future. Right now, they are managing the construction of a new pole dedicated to the nursery.<\/p>\n These are three examples of Christian charity, only a few feet from where Baby Jesus was born.<\/p>\n AO December 17, 2019. Bethlehem University and the Holy Family Hospital expand facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PqbFDQhkvi0","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcristianosbeleneng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcristianosbelenint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHoly Family Hospital of Bethlehem
\n \u201cOur united ICU in the Holy Family Hospital is the unique united ICU in the Bethlehem district. We cover 75% of deliveries in all of Bethlehem, and one third in Hebron. They often come from East Jerusalem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTranslated: Rachel Dobrzynski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"