December 24, 2020

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa holds a Mass in the Church of the Nativity on Christmas eve in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

A street vendor sells roasted chestnuts on Via Frattina in Rome as Italy goes back to a complete lockdown during Christmas season as part of efforts put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19.

A woman, wearing a face mask, carries a baby Jesus statue, during a procession for a Christmas Mass service at a church in Bali, Indonesia.

Moldova's President-elect Maia Sandu kisses the national flag during her inauguration ceremony in Chisinau.

Armenian law enforcement officers stand guard outside the government office during an opposition rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan following the signing of a deal to end a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan.

A woman carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge of the Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India.

Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, catches a pigeon as journalists await results of the Brexit trade deal at Downing Street in London.

People walk along a street decorated with lights on trees during "vehicle-free hours" in Tokyo, Japan.

Visitors watch as a diver swims past a Christmas tree at the Jakarta Aquarium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

A staff member sprays disinfectant inside a cinema before reopening to the public after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A Palestinian National security unit is deployed in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Christmas, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 23, 2020.

A man walks past a snow-covered installation depicting a bicyclist, in Stavropol, Russia, Dec. 23, 2020.