Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in Palestinian-ruled Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and issued a plea for a Palestinian homeland. The “torment” of the Palestinian people “has gone on too long,” the pope said at a welcoming ceremony with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
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