In pictures: World celebrates Christmas
Services are being held around the world as Christians mark the birth of Christ.
Here is our selection of some of the best images so far.
AFP/Getty ImagesAt a Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican, Pope Francis urged more "sharing and giving", denouncing the "insatiable greed" of modern consumerism
EPAIn Egypt, this little girl listened attentively during a church service in Cairo
AFPCelebrations were held at this church in Fuyang, China's eastern Anhui province
EPAIndian Christians took part in prayers at the Infant Jesus Church in Bangalore
ReutersThis woman prayed during a Christmas service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Pakistani city of Lahore
EPAPeople queued at this church in Bangkok to touch the baby Jesus doll in its Nativity scene
ReutersThese altar boys played a key role during celebrations in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
ReutersA young boy, part of a group of thousands of migrants travelling from Central America to the US, celebrated at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico
AFPA Mass on Christmas Eve was held at a stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city
AFPMembers of a Berlin swimming club took their traditional Christmas bath at the city's Orankesee lake
EPAMeanwhile, this couple kissed by a Christmas tree in Istanbul, Turkey
Getty ImagesFamilies at Sydney's Bondi Beach celebrated in the middle of the southern hemisphere's summer
ReutersA Christian community attended a Mass at Santa Maria Church in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
AFP/Getty ImagesIn France, so-called "yellow vests" protesters held a service at a roundabout in the northern town of Somain
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