The Evangelist

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads his Christmas message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2019. CNS photo/Vatican Media

A person in Pamplona, Spain, jumps over a bull during a contest at the San Fermin festival on July 13. CNS photo/Jon Nazca, Reuters

Hurricane Dorian is viewed from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, in a still image obtained from a video. CNS photo/NASA handout via Reuters

The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, are seen on June 24, after they drowned in the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, while trying to reach the United States. CNS photo/Reuters

Brandt Jean, the younger brother of murder victim Botham Jean, hugs former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger after delivering his impact statement to Guyger at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas following her Oct. 2 sentencing to 10 years in prison for murdering Botham. CNS photo/Tom Fox pool via Reuters

A mother holds her baby during Ash Wednesday Mass at Jesus the Divine Word Church in Huntingtown, Md.,on March 6. CNS photo/Bob Roller

The moon rises behind a Sacred Heart statue in Wolxheim, France, on Feb. 20, 2019. CNS photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters

A firefighter battles flames inside Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, after a fire broke out in the iconic Paris structure. The fire destroyed virtually all of the structure's wooden interior as first responders were able to extinguish flames in about 15 hours. CNS photo/B.Moser©BSPP handout via Reuters

Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris on April 15, 2019. The fire was linked to renovation work, and now officials say work to rebuild the structure might not start until 2021. CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters

An anti-government protester gestures next to Venezuelan National Guard members during a march supporting opposition leader Juan Guaido in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 30. CNS photo/Manaure Quintero, Reuters

THE YEAR IN PICTURES: NATION AND WORLD

December 30, 2019 at 10:20 p.m.