<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