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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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25 December 2025

The Divine Liturgy is led by patriarchs for Christmas in an Orthodox cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 24, 2025. This ceremony, officiated in Latin with some Arabic words, refers to the Eucharist in the Byzantine rite, adapted into Spanish for the Latin American community. The Divine Liturgy with one's back to the congregation is popularly known as the Tridentine Mass (or Traditional Latin Mass), where the priest celebrates ''ad orientem'' (towards the east/altar), with his back to the congregation. This practice predates the Second Vatican Council and is perceived as a gesture of unity in prayer to God.

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22 April 2025

Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines and American prelate Charles John Brown is inside Christ the King Chapel during a funeral mass held in honor of Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral in the historic walled district of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines, on April 22, 2025. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, leads the 1.4 billion Catholic Church starting in October 2013 and dies on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 due to a stroke stemming from health complications of his recent double pneumonia.

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21 April 2025

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, an Indian Catholic prelate, prays before a photograph of Pope Francis after Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Mumbai, India, on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, an Indian Catholic prelate, prays before a photograph of Pope Francis after Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Mumbai, India, on April 21, 2025.

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2 November 2024

In Orsara di Puglia, Italy, on November 1, 2024, the town celebrates ''Fucacoste e Cocce Priatorje,'' an ancient festival dedicated to the memory of the dead. This tradition, which predates Halloween, brings thousands of locals and visitors together in a night of remembrance, with bonfires illuminating the town's streets and anthropomorphic carved pumpkins symbolizing the spirits of the deceased. This cultural event emphasizes a connection between the living and the dead, creating an atmosphere of respect and unity.

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2 November 2024

In Orsara di Puglia, Italy, on November 1, 2024, the town celebrates ''Fucacoste e Cocce Priatorje,'' an ancient festival dedicated to the memory of the dead. This tradition, which predates Halloween, brings thousands of locals and visitors together in a night of remembrance, with bonfires illuminating the town's streets and anthropomorphic carved pumpkins symbolizing the spirits of the deceased. This cultural event emphasizes a connection between the living and the dead, creating an atmosphere of respect and unity.

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2 November 2024

In Orsara di Puglia, Italy, on November 1, 2024, the town celebrates ''Fucacoste e Cocce Priatorje,'' an ancient festival dedicated to the memory of the dead. This tradition, which predates Halloween, brings thousands of locals and visitors together in a night of remembrance, with bonfires illuminating the town's streets and anthropomorphic carved pumpkins symbolizing the spirits of the deceased. This cultural event emphasizes a connection between the living and the dead, creating an atmosphere of respect and unity.

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2 November 2024

In Orsara di Puglia, Italy, on November 1, 2024, the town celebrates ''Fucacoste e Cocce Priatorje,'' an ancient festival dedicated to the memory of the dead. This tradition, which predates Halloween, brings thousands of locals and visitors together in a night of remembrance, with bonfires illuminating the town's streets and anthropomorphic carved pumpkins symbolizing the spirits of the deceased. This cultural event emphasizes a connection between the living and the dead, creating an atmosphere of respect and unity.

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