Biden makes unexpected stop at Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Under heavy security, Biden made an unannounced stop Wednesday along with three of his grandchildren and his daughter-in-law at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.

US Vice President Joe Biden poses with his family and priests outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, March 9, 2016 .(AFP/Debbie Hill)
US Vice President Joe Biden poses with his family and priests outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, March 9, 2016.(AFP/Debbie Hill)

The church is built at the site revered as the location of Jesus’s crucifixion and tomb.

— AFP

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