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| Christian celebrations around the world | |
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| Across the world, Christians have begun marking Christmas with services, with Pope Francis holding midnight mass at the Vatican. | Across the world, Christians have begun marking Christmas with services, with Pope Francis holding midnight mass at the Vatican. |
| In the holy city of Bethlehem, the West Bank town where it is believed that Jesus was born, events have been overshadowed by recent violence between Palestinians and Israelis. | In the holy city of Bethlehem, the West Bank town where it is believed that Jesus was born, events have been overshadowed by recent violence between Palestinians and Israelis. |
| "There's lights, there's carols, but there's an underlying sense of tension," one pilgrim to Bethlehem, Briton Paul Haines, told Associated Press news agency. | "There's lights, there's carols, but there's an underlying sense of tension," one pilgrim to Bethlehem, Briton Paul Haines, told Associated Press news agency. |
| Bethlehem | Bethlehem |
| Vatican City | Vatican City |
| Beijing | Beijing |
| Iraq | Iraq |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |