Bethlehem is the key point in the history of humanity’s salvation. King David was born here, and Jesus Christ, who is the Messiah and our Savior and the heir of King David, was also born here. Our Lord, Jesus Christ declared: “I’m the bread of life”, John 6:35, in Bethlehem. Bethlehem’s biblical and historical significance is sacredly profound because Bethlehem means “House of bread” in Hebrew. This “city of David” is biblically referenced where the Prince of Peace Himself entered the world and rested peacefully in a stable manger: For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”–Isaiah 9:6. Comunità Regina della Pace fittingly rooted its work at the geographic source of where divine peace entered the world. The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called the Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872. Since Byzantine times, this place has been a center of Christian pilgrimage. Since its last construction, it has been maintained, along with its Marian shrine and monastery, by the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of the Friars Minor of the Catholic Church in Palestine. The current Catholic chapel was built in 1872 on the site of a former Byzantine church from around the 5th century, of which only part of the mosaic floor remains. Christian tradition says this is the place where the Holy Family found refuge during the Massacre of the Innocents, before they could flee to Egypt. The name is derived from the story that a "drop of milk" from the Virgin Mary fell on the floor of the cave and changed its color to white. The space, which contains three different caves, is visited by some in hope of healing infertility and is allegedly a place where prayers for children are miraculously answered. Yet, Bethlehem is situated in the middle of a region that has been wracked by violent conflicts for thousands of years: political, ethnic, racial, religious. The modern conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is mainly a territorial dispute in Palestine, an area now known as Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank. But religious tensions are growing. It is a city of great social diversity; of profoundly different political convictions and religious beliefs coexisting in the same space. Parts of this land are considered the holiest places to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike which substantially intensifies the hostilities. But it should be remembered that Bethlehem was designed as a symbol of peace, “The house of bread.”