1.   Anticipating millions of visitors in the millennial year, Bethlehem polished its old city and put up new hotels and museums.

2.   McCarrick said the bishops were particularly interested in drawing attention to the issue as the millennial year approached.

3.   New York will see no finer way to celebrate this millennial year.

4.   The Vatican plans for John Paul to make near-daily appearances over the millennial year.

5.   Tourism in both Israel and the Palestinian areas has dropped off dramatically since the violence began in this, a millennial year expected to draw record numbers of visitors.