Christmas Celebrations Around the World

Pope Francis delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" message from the main balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2018.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, second from left in front, attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 25, 2018.

Children participate in a nativity scene at Mart Shmoni Church in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2018.

Residents affected by the tsunami attend a mass during Christmas at Carita Pentecostal Church in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, Dec. 25, 2018.

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at St. Mary Magdalene's church for the Royal Family's Christmas Day service on the on the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Dec. 25, 2018

A woman prays during a Christmas service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2018.

U.S. and NATO forces sing carols during a ceremony on Christmas Day at the Resolute Support Headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2018.

A Syrian Christian priest leads a mass on Christmas at the Virgin Mary Syriac Orthodox Church in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Dec. 25, 2018.

A street vendor waits for customers to sell Christmas trees in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 25, 2018.

Members of the swimming club 'Berlin seals' wear Christmas costumes as they go for a swim in the Orankesee lake in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2018.