An Iraqi Chaldean Catholic resident holds a rosary as he attends a Christmas mass at Virgin Mary Church in Baghdad, December 24, 2009
IRAK
An Iraqi Catholic priest performs Christmas mass at Sacred Heart Catholic church in Baghdad December 25, 2009
Iraqis attend mass during Christmas at Sacred Heart Catholic church in Baghdad December 25, 2009
JORDANIE
Iraqi Father Raymond Moussalli attends a Christmas mass at Chaldean Catholic church in Amman December 23, 2009.
PALESTINE A Palestinian nun lights candles around the Christmas grotto to prepare for Christmas, in a Roman Catholic church in the northern West Bank village of
Al-Zababedah near Jenin city, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009
Catholic priests pray at a statue of the baby Jesus inside in the Grotto where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, following the Christmas midnight
mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2009
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, stops next to a section of Israel's separation barrier between the West Bank town of Bethlehem and
Jerusalem on his way to the Church of Nativity, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
A Palestinian Orthodox Christian attends a prayer for Saint Sryridon on Christmas day in the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza December 25,
2009 A Greek Orthodox priest conducts a prayer for Saint Sryridon on Christmas day in the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza December 25, 2009
A Greek Orthodox priest lights a candle inside the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town
of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
TURQUIE Midnight mass : Catholic people light candles at the St. Esprit Church during the Christmas mass at midnight, in Harbiye, downtown
Istanbul
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I conducts Christmas mass in Aya Yorgi (St. George) church at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in
Istanbul December 25, 2009. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, conducts the Christmas Mass in the Patriarchate's St. George (Aya Yorgi) Church, in Istanbul, Turkey,
Friday, Dec. 25, 2009
BULGARIE A woman attends a Christmas mass at a the Golden domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 People light candles during a Christmas Eve mass in Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, December 24, 2009
ROUMANIE
A woman prays in an Orthodox church in Bucharest, Romania, following the St Stephen religious service, Sunday. Dec. 27, 2009
INDE A Christian priest holds a chalice at a prayer session in a Catholic church during Christmas celebrations in Srinagar
December 25, 2009
Christians pray at a Catholic church during Christmas celebrations in Srinagar December 25, 2009
An Indian Catholic nun at a church service in Mumbai. Indian Kashmir's tiny Christian community Friday prayed for the return of peace to the revolt-hit region as
Muslims joined them in festivities
BANGLADESH
A girl attends confession in the Holy Rosary Catholic church before Christmas in Dhaka November 23, 2009
Father Patrick hears confession from a girl in the Holy Rosary Catholic church before Christmas in Dhaka November 23, 2009
CHINE
Children dressed as angels stand waiting during Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, Dec. 24,
2009
Faithful from Zhujiajiao Catholic Church take part in a Christmas parade on a street on the outskirts of Shanghai December 24, 2009
Faithfuls from Zhujiajiao Catholic Church take part in a Chirstmas parade on a street in the outskirts of Shanghai December 24, 2009
A faithful from Zhujiajiao Catholic Church prays during a Christmas eve mass on the outskirts of Shanghai December 24, 2009
Worshippers crowd a Catholic church for a Christmas Eve mass in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
A priest sits in a confession box as worshippers kneel next to him during a Christmas mass at a Catholic church in Beijing December 24, 2009
A faithful from Nantiangong Catholic Church prays during a Christmas Eve mass in Changzhi, Shanxi province December 24, 2009
BELARUS (Biélorussie)
Homeless people have a free Christmas lunch at the Catholic monastery in Grodno, some 260 km west of Minsk, December 23, 2009.
Homeless people stand in a line to enter the Catholic monastery for a free Christmas lunch in Grodno, some 260 km west of Minsk, December 23, 2009