<p>A Christian pilgrim pauses inside the Visitation Church in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem, Tuesday. Israel is inviting tourists to retrace the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, part of a growing campaign to bring Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. A new itinerary developed by the Tourism Ministry helps tour operators plan pilgrimages to sites where the mother of Jesus Christ lived and traveled.</p>
January 12, 2011
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January 12, 2011 8 p.m.
Walking in her footsteps
JERUSALEM - Israel is inviting tourists to retrace the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, officials said Tuesday, in the latest campaign to bring Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.