Photos: Joy and prayers mark Christmas celebrations across the globe
Across the world, Christians celebrated Christmas, the day when Jesus when was born. Here are the photos.
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An illuminated All Saints Cathedral is seen on the eve of Christmas in Allahabad, India. Across the world, Christians celebrated Christmas, the day when Jesus when was born. Here are the photos. AP
Christian priests hold a Christmas Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Reuters
Pope Francis asperses incense in front of a statue of Baby Jesus as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Muslim militants. Francis told refugees at the tent camp in Ankawa, a suburb of Irbil in northern Iraq, that they were like Jesus, forced to flee because there was no place for them. For Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem barn manger, chosen because there was no room for his parents at an inn. AP Photo
Owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles wearing Santa Claus costumes ride along a street to give presents to elders at a nursing home during a promotional event celebrating Christmas in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. China. Reuters
A man dressed as Santa Claus lights flares as he sits on a boat in Imperia, near Genoa, Italy. AP
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church is decorated with Christmas lights as Myanmar Christians gather for Christmas Mass cerebrations in Yangon, Myanmar.