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Friday, December 19, 2014

2014 Christmas Celebrations Across The World

St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated as part of a Christmas lights display in celebration of Christmas on December 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia






 Pink lights lit up the entrance to the Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing
Pink lights lit up the entrance to the Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing, where Chinese Catholics were celebrating Christmas 


Bikers, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in the "Christmas Carabalade" in the streets of Paris, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Over 1,500 bikers participated in the ride in Paris.


Girls dressed in festive swimwear brave the cold to ski in a world of ice and snow on December 23, 2014 in Xuchang, Henan province of China


Pope Francis holds a cross in the late night service in St Peter's Basilica
Pope Francis holds a cross in the late night service in St Peter's Basilica, which marks the start of a busy festive period for the 78-year-old 

Pope Francis swings incense around the statue of the baby Jesus after it was unveiled in St Peter's Basilica 
Pope Francis swings incense around the statue of the baby Jesus after it was unveiled in St Peter's Basilica earlier this evening 
Pope Francisthen bent down to kiss the figure of Jesus in the nativity scene as he prepared for the traditional Mass in the Vatican
The Pontiff then bent down to kiss the figure of Jesus in the nativity scene as he prepared for the traditional Mass in the Vatican
Cardinals gather around to pray around the statue of the baby Jesus during Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica
Cardinals gather around to pray around the statue of the baby Jesus during Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica 
 
Pope Francis kneels down to pray during Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican
Pope Francis kneels down to pray during Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican, where he echoed some of the themes he raised in the phone call as he reflected on the Nativity scene 
People gathered together in Manger Square and at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations
People gathered together in Manger Square and at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations
Monks hold up the cross as they parade from Jerusalem to Bethlehem outside the Church of Nativity as part of their annual Christmas Eve celebrations
Monks hold up the cross as they parade from Jerusalem to Bethlehem outside the Church of Nativity as part of their annual Christmas Eve celebrations  
The procession through the town, where Jesus is believed to have been born, was led by Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal, who led Midnight Mass in Bethlehem
Visitors lit candles inside the Church of the Nativity, where a gold star embedded on the floor marks the spot where Jesus was believed to have been born 

Visitors lit candles inside the Church of the Nativity, where a gold star embedded on the floor marks the spot where Jesus was believed to have been born  
Midnight Mass will take place inside the church later this evening, which is flanked by a towering Christmas tree and a large poster in Arabic and English that reads 'All I want for Christmas is justice'

Syrian Christians gather together inside a church in the capital city of Damascus to celebrate Christmas with a traditional Mass
Syrian Christians gather together inside a church in the capital city of Damascus to celebrate Christmas with a traditional Mass 
Priests and clergy lead the procession to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at the Cathedral-Basilical in Vilnius in Lithuania
Priests and clergy lead the procession to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at the Cathedral-Basilical in Vilnius in Lithuania 
Priests in Myanmar led a procession through a colourful Saint Mary's Cathedral in Yangon
Priests in Myanmar led a procession through a colourful Saint Mary's Cathedral in Yangon, which is the country's largest cathedral 
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