Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits


              More than 800 runners dressed as Santa Claus braved near freezing temperatures to participate in the Run Run Santa 1 Mile Saturday Dec. 24, 2022 in Viera, Fla. The temperatures were in the low 30's and the coldest in the race's 7-year history. (Craig Bailey /Florida Today via AP)
            
              A worker decorates a church with fairy lights on the eve of Christmas in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Though the Hindus and Muslims comprise majority of the population in India, Christmas is a national holiday celebrated with much fanfare. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
            
              A woman and a man pose for their selfie by a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              More than 800 runners dressed as Santa Claus braved near freezing temperatures to participate in the Run Run Santa 1 Mile Saturday Dec. 24, 2022 in Viera, Fla. The temperatures were in the low 30's and the coldest in the race's 7-year history. (Craig Bailey /Florida Today via AP)
            
              A worker decorates a church with fairy lights on the eve of Christmas in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Though the Hindus and Muslims comprise majority of the population in India, Christmas is a national holiday celebrated with much fanfare. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
            
              A woman and a man pose for their selfie by a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              A worker decorates a church with fairy lights on the eve of Christmas in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Though the Hindus and Muslims comprise majority of the population in India, Christmas is a national holiday celebrated with much fanfare. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
            
              A woman and a man pose for their selfie by a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Aaron Banks and daugther, Carmen, 11, look over their boarding pass after their flight to Dallas is delayed at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)
            
              South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fourth from right, and volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event before they deliver gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets worshippers next to the separation wall between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on his way to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during Christmas, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Children pose for a photo in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              People visits the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              A was clergyman holds holy books inside the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              Girls scouts march during Christmas parade towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during Christmas parade towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Palestinian scouts march during a Christmas parade towards to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
            
              Tourists queue to enter the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
            
              A woman lights candles inside the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem,Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
            
              Women pose for a photo as they visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
            
              Girls scouts march during Christmas parade in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday , Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits