Midnight Mass in Turkey

Mustafa Ozer | AFP

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Two boys light their candles at the St. Esprit Church before the midnight Mass on Christmas eve, in Harbiye, downtown Istanbul, Turkey.

Photograph by Mustafa Ozer | AFP

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