In Pictures: Christmas around the world

Ten photos of Christmas celebrations from around the world
AFP/REUTERS | December 25, 2018

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, heads a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church. PHOTO: AFP

Christmas is being celebrated across the world on Tuesday.

 

A woman prays as worshippers light candles during Christmas Mass at Saint Antuan Church in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP


 

An Iraqi Syriac Catholic priest leads Christmas morning mass at the Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah Syriac Catholic Church in the predominantly Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh. PHOTO: AFP


 

Worshippers attend the Christmas Mass celebrations at a church in the town of Gjakova, Western Kosovo. PHOTO: AFP


 

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, (C) heads a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church. PHOTO: AFP


 


Celebrants depart Grace Episcopal Church following a Christmas Eve service in Nyack, New York. PHOTO: REUTERS


 

A member of the church stands at the front door with a flag during a Christmas eve mass at Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City. PHOTO: REUTERS


 

Members of the Christian expatriate community attend a mass on Christmas eve at Santa Maria Church in Dubai. PHOTO: REUTERS


 

A mother and son pray during a Christmas Eve service at the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS


 

Father Emmanuel Benjamin Jacob Gharib, Chairman of the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait and Pastor of the Kuwaiti Presbyterian Church. PHOTO: AFP


 

Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, is pictured at the start of Christmas Mass celebrations at the Notre Dame de Kinshasa cathedral. PHOTO: AFP
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