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The San Anton Church in Madrid has replaced traditional nativity scene figures with refugees to raise awareness about the current crisis. The play features drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi as Baby Jesus.
Los Angeles, Dec 9 (EFEUSA).- A Methodist church in Southern California has adapted its traditional Nativity scene this year by putting the Baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Joseph in separate cages to highlight the separation of families pushed by the Donald Trump administration to deter undocumented migrants from illegally entering the United States.The Nativity scene, at the United Methodist Church in Claremont, a town 51 km (32 mi.) east of Los Angeles, was set up on church grounds on the weekend to denounce the situation being faced by refugees who come to the US.The Christmas display has sparked controversy, with the caged figurines of Mary and Joseph placed on either side of the cage containing Jesus in the manger. (Camera: IVAN MEJIA). SHOT LIST: BABY JESUS, THE VIRGIN MARY AND JOSEPH ALL IN SEPARATE CAGES TO HIGHLIGHT THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES TO THE US AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, EAST OF LOS ANGELES, USA. SOUND BITES: KATHY BLACK, PASTOR AT THE CLAREMONT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND REV. KEITH MOZINGO (IN ENGLISH).
A mother who left her newborn son in a manger at the Holy Child Jesus Church in New York will not face criminal charges for giving him up, a prosecutor said. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Catholic faithful attend the Passion Play of Iztapalapa, a performance taking place in Mexico City during Holy Week, where actors, dressed as Bible characters, re-enact the scene from the Christian holy book. IMAGES
Istanbul's mayor arrives at the scene where at least one person has died after two masked men attacked an Italian church in the city. IMAGES
police and an ambulance can be seen outside the ornate Italian church, where two assailants launched an armed attack during a religious ceremony, leaving one person dead, according to Turkey's interior minister. IMAGES
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