Newborn Boy Found In Baby Jesus Manger At Church

A newborn baby boy has been found abandoned in a church nativity scene in Queens, New York, USA.
Just hours after being born, a healthy baby with his umbilical chord still attached was abandoned in the Holy Jesus Child Church. The boy lying in the baby Jesus’ manger was found by Jose Moran, a maintenance worker, who immediately called the police.

A healthy newborn baby was left at a church nativity scene in NYC Source: CHRISTOPHER RYAN HEANUE

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Recallling the incident Mr Moran said: “I was in the church sweeping. Then I hear a child crying. I didn’t make much of it. I thought there was somebody in the church with a child. But then I looked around and didn’t see anyone.
That got me curious. I followed the cries. I walked to the little nativity home we had installed inside the church… I couldn’t believe my eyes. The baby was wrapped in towels. He still had his umbilical cord. He was next to the Virgin Mary.”

When police officers arrived they took the boy to hospital, where doctors confirmed him to be only a few hours old but healthy and in a stable condition. Moreover, it seems that the baby, who is yet to be named, will soon have new responsible parents.

Father Christopher Ryan Heanue, one of the priests at the church, said: “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. 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.”

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According to New York state law a parent may abandon a newborn anonymously at a safe locations, such as a church, hospital, police or fire station, within 30 days of birth, as long as they tell an ‘appropriate person’ (such as a police officer or doctor) about it.