A photograph shows decorations at Christmas market ahead of Christmas festivities in the capital Damascus on December 22, 2025. AFP
Syrians stroll through a Christmas market ahead of Christmas festivities in the capital Damascus on December 22, 2025. AFP
A worker cleans a statue of Saint Vincent de Paul at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, known locally as the "Hati Kudus Yesus" church, during preparations for Christmas Mass in Surabaya, Indonesia's East Java province on December 23, 2025. AFP
South Korean volunteers dressed as Santa Claus throw Santa hats during a ceremony before the delivery of Christmas gifts for the underprivileged at Songpa District Office in Seoul on December 23, 2025. AFP
Children hold balloons as they walk through a Christian neighborhood of Damascus ahead of Christmas festivities on December 22, 2025.
People attend a Christmas light festival featuring giant figures depicting the nativity scene at the Zocalo square in Mexico City on December 22, 2025. AFP
A man poses for pictures next to a giant illuminated Father Christmas in Thessaloniki, on December 22, 2025. AFP
A young Christian worshipper prays during Christmas celebrations at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City on December 21, 2025. AFP
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, leads a Christmas Mass at the Holy Family Parish during his visit to Gaza City on December 21, 2025. AFP
Pilgrims and local Christians light candles at the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, days before the Christmas festivities, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 21, 2025. AFP
Pilgrims and local Christians light candles at the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, days before the Christmas festivities, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 21, 2025. AFP