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In Pictures
25 December 2019, 09:00

Belarusian Catholics celebrate Christmas

On 25 December Catholics observed one of the biggest Christian holidays, Christmas, a festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christmas service in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Brest

Christmas service in the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Grodno

Photos by Vadim Yakubyonok, Leonid Shcheglov

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