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The Compass – Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and the fire alarm system is also finished. The work involved removing the layers of centuries-worth of soot and dirt — a result …