World in Pictures, January 1, 2013: New Year drummers in Newcastle, Procession of Light in Dublin and celebration mass at the Vatican (GALLERY)

Jan 1 2013 By Cheryl Mullin

TODAY’S World in Pictures features photographs of drummers lighting up Newcastle city centre as new year celebrations get underway; the People's Procession of Light kicking off The Gathering Ireland 2013 – a year-long celebration of all things Irish, in Dublin and Pope Benedict XVI celebrating a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.