Woman tried to reach pope at start of midnight Mass . Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is a popular destination for American Christians , including Iowan Paul Edelman . midnight held at a midnight ; some say because of health concerns for pope . Celebrants in Gaza joined the Palestinian Patriarch Fouad Twal for a midnight Church of the Nativity Outside Church of the Nativity , faithful gathered along with heavily armed Palestinian police .
Woman tried to reach pope at start of midnight Mass . midnight held at a midnight ; some say because of health concerns for pope . Celebrants in Gaza joined the Palestinian Patriarch Fouad Twal for a midnight Church of the Nativity Outside Church of the Nativity , faithful gathered along with heavily armed Palestinian police .