Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, Dec. 9, 2024.

From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity.

AP Faithful throw rose petals on a statue of the Virgin Mary at the end of the commemoration of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary at the Sanctuary of Lo Vasquez, Valparaiso, Chile, Sunday.  

Haley Daugherty | TribLive Cousins Jackson (left), 5, and Carter, 8, of New Kensington eat cookies and drink hot chocolate as they sing holiday carols in a New Kensington neighborhood with their neighbors on Sunday night.  

AP A woman examines the cells at the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse,” after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday.  

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