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TUNIS, TUNISIA – DECEMBER 24: People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on December 24, 2018. ( Yassine Gaidi – Anadolu Agency )
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People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis Ilario Antoniazz leads the Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent De Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_12-25-xmas-in-tunisia20181225_2_34104359_40183144.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Christmas Mass in Tunisia")
Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis Ilario Antoniazz leads the Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent De Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_12-25-xmas-in-tunisia20181225_2_34104359_40183145.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Christmas Mass in Tunisia")
People attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia on 24 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]