{"id":4094,"date":"2025-12-26T15:57:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:57:40","slug":"holy-mass-of-christmas-eve-in-the-church-of-the-immaculate-conception-photoreport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/archives\/4094","title":{"rendered":"HOLY MASS OF CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION  &#8211; PHOTOREPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of December 24, Bishop Vladimir Fekete, Apostolic Prefect of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan, celebrated the Vigil Holy Mass of the Nativity of Christ at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The bishop was concelebrated by the church&#8217;s clergy.<\/p>\n<p>Before the service, the little students of sunday school under the Church of the Immaculate Conception and parishioners&#8217; children performed a festive program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4095\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3745-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3745-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3745-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3745-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3745-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4096\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3750-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3750-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3750-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3750-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3750-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4097\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3755-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3755-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3755-768x512.jpg 768w, 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src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3764-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3764-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3764-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3764-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3764-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3767-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3767-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/247A3767-768x512.jpg 768w, 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