Priest finds live baby in manger

A baby boy whose troubled mother laid him in the manger of a church nativity in hopes that someone would find and care for him was doing well, police in Germany said.

Augsburg police said a priest was startled to find the new-born baby in the nativity scene on the altar of the Peter and Paul Church in the village of Poettmes. He immediately called an ambulance.

Police have since found the 38-year-old mother, who said she gave the child up because she was in a "difficult personal situation," but hoped someone would quickly find the child and care for him.

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