Broken baby Jesus statues flood restorers ahead of feast day in Mexico

Running against time, dozens of people meticulously fix broken limbs and reconstruct disfigured faces — but with plaster, gouges and sandpaper. Rows of busy artisans filled a bustling market in downtown Mexico City Thursday to restore the fragile baby Jesus figurines that many Catholic families keep at home in Mexico. As if in an operating room, the worn and broken baby Jesuses crowded work tables, awaiting repairs in time for their annual pilgrimage to church this Sunday. (AP video: Martín Silva Rey) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home