Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads the midnight mass in St. Catherine's Catholic Church which connects with the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Dec. 24, 2008. [Xinhua Photo]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas(L) attends a midnight mass in St. Catherine's Catholic Church which connects with the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2008.[Xinhua Photo]