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At Holy Child
Jesus Church in the borough of Queens on Monday, the custodian
found the crying infant wrapped in towels in the indoor nativity
scene he had set up just before his lunch break, a New York
police spokesman said.
Father Christopher Ryan Heanue, one of the priests at the
church, said he and others placed a clean towel around the baby
while waiting for paramedics to show up.
"The beautiful thing is that this woman found in this church -
which is supposed to be a home for those in need - this home for
her child," Heanue said, referring to the person he assumes left
the baby there.
"A young couple in our parish would love to adopt this child and
keep this gift in our community. It would make a great Christmas
miracle," Heanue said.
Paramedics took the healthy baby to Jamaica Hospital and police
are investigating the incident, the police spokesman said.
Under New York state law, a parent may abandon a newborn
anonymously at certain designated safe haven locations, as long
as the baby is handed over to an appropriate person.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Barber, Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis;
Editing by Richard Chang)
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