Papa Benedict akitoa hotuba yake "Urbi et Orbi" (kwa Mji na kwa Dunia) kutokea baraza la kanisa la St. Peter's Basilica, huko Vatican, December 25, 2012.

Walinzi wa Vatican kutoka Uswisi katika gwaride mbele ya uwanja wa St. Peter, huko Vatican, December 25, 2012.

Burmese Christians gather outside the St. Anthony's Catholic Church Rangoon, Burma, December 25, 2012.

Civilians in Santa Claus hats and service members with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force wait to be served Christmas dinner at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 25, 2012.

Members of the ice swimming club Berlin Seals attend the annual Christmas swimming at the partial frozen Oranke Lake in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2012.

Pakistani women pray during an outdoor Mass on Christmas Day, in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 25, 2012.

British travelers, left to right, Liam Skalley, John Arthurs, Ben Saunders, Sam Hope and Liam Fillingham kick up their heels as they celebrate Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 25, 2012.

Kosovo Catholics attend a Christmas mass at St. Anthony church in Pristina, December 25, 2012.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England, December 25, 2012.

Indonesians pray during a Christmas eve service at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, December 24, 2012.

Christian worshippers and tourists celebrate at the Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, December 24, 2012.

Musicians play brass instruments for the 35th Annual Dallas Merry Tubachristmas Concert at Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, Texas, December 24, 2012.