“In Bethlehem’s Ancient Church, a Long Unseen Presence Appears”
Hidden for centuries beneath layers of plaster, an angel made of mosaic tiles is being restored to its original glory.
PHOTOGRAPH BY NASSER NASSER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ziad Al-Bandak, a Palestinian presidential advisor on Christian affairs, said some $10 million has been spent on the restoration so far, a million of it donated by private sector Christian and Muslim Palestinians around the world.