Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Santa's Grotto during the England v France match - Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Britain - December 10, 2022 Grotto staff in costume watch the match during a break REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Santa sits with children in his grotto during a Christmas photo-call at Hamleys toy store, in London, Britain, September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Santa and his Elf helpers are seen in a grotto during a Christmas photo-call at Hamleys toy store, in London, Britain, September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Boys hold a shirt and a flag during Pope Francis' visit to the Basilica of St. Paul in Rabat, Malta, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

People wait on a balcony during Pope Francis' visit to the Basilica of St. Paul in Rabat, Malta, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

Pope Francis visits the Basilica of St. Paul in Rabat, Malta, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

Pope Francis visits the Basilica of St. Paul in Rabat, Malta, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

Workers install a lift to be used by Pope Francis when he visits St Paul's Grotto beneath St Paul's Basilica in Rabat, Malta March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Priest Joseph Mizzi replaces a candle in St Paul's Grotto beneath St Paul's Basilica during final preparations for an upcoming visit by Pope Francis in Rabat, Malta March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Workers install a lift to be used by Pope Francis when he visits St Paul's Grotto beneath St Paul's Basilica in Rabat, Malta March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Workers install a lift to be used by Pope Francis when he visits St Paul's Grotto beneath St Paul's Basilica in Rabat, Malta March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Tourists on a boat visit the cliffs near the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. Malta may be one of the countries added to a 'green' list where UK travellers will be able to visit without needing to quarantine after returning from holiday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Tourists take a boat ride to visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. Malta may be one of the countries added to a 'green' list where UK travellers will be able to visit without needing to quarantine after returning from holiday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Tourists on a boat visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. Malta may be one of the countries added to a 'green' list where UK travellers will be able to visit without needing to quarantine after returning from holiday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Tourists on a boat visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. Malta may be one of the countries added to a 'green' list where UK travellers will be able to visit without needing to quarantine after returning from holiday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Tourists on a boat visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. Malta may be one of the countries added to a 'green' list where UK travellers will be able to visit without needing to quarantine after returning from holiday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A boat is seen through the small entrance of the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

A general view of the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Vincenzo Iaccarino, 57, rows a boat inside the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Vincenzo Iaccarino, 57, rows a boat inside the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Vincenzo Iaccarino, 57, rows a boat inside the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

A general view of the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

A general view of the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Vincenzo Iaccarino, 57, enters by boat through a small entrance into the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Vincenzo Iaccarino, 57, enters by boat through a small entrance into the Blue Grotto, one of the glamorous island of Capri's main tourist attractions that would have around 20-25 boats of people inside the cave during the summer season, but is instead empty and closed while the island awaits the return of tourists and the summer season despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. Picture taken April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

People visit the Gutman's cave, the largest in the Baltic countries, which is illuminated in green during Ireland's annual Global Greening initiative to mark St. Patrick's Day in Sigulda, Latvia March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

People visit the Gutman's cave, the largest in the Baltic countries, which is illuminated in green during Ireland's annual Global Greening initiative to mark St. Patrick's Day in Sigulda, Latvia March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

People visit the Gutman's cave, the largest in the Baltic countries, which is illuminated in green during Ireland's annual Global Greening initiative to mark St. Patrick's Day in Sigulda, Latvia March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

Co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, speaks at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A face mask and hand sanitiser are seen on a desk as students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A student trains with a computer and webcam in the Grotto at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A student trains with a computer and webcam in the Grotto at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A religious grotto is seen at the side of a main road as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, near Foxford, Ireland, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 15, 2019 A cardboard cutout of Wolverhampton Wanderers' Raul Jimenez infront of a Christmas grotto outside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details. 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 15, 2019 A cardboard cutout of Wolverhampton Wanderers' Raul Jimenez infront of a Christmas grotto outside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details. 

A "Grotto of the Holy Family" is overgrown by weeds at Holy Land USA, a now closed theme park inspired by Bible passages and locales, in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S., October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Tourists stand in front of Buddha statues at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, China, January 21, 2019. Picture taken January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Women in graduation dresses take pictures in front of Buddha statues at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, China January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "CHINA HENAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A driver of a tourist shuttle wears a hat with a red star as she poses for pictures at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, China January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "CHINA HENAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Tourists visit the grotto at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta 

A tourist prays in the grotto in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta 

A religious grotto that lights up at night and is also a traffic roundabout, stands in the city centre in Dublin, Ireland, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "POPE PREPARATIONS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A religious grotto featuring a statue of the Virgin Mary holding a Pope Francis prayer card and several sets of rosary beads stands on the roadside near the county Mayo town of Claremorris, Ireland, July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "POPE PREPARATIONS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A religious grotto featuring a statue of the Virgin Mary is seen on the roadside in the Connemara village of Letterfrack, Ireland, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "POPE PREPARATIONS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

Pope Francis will pray at the shrine in the the western Irish village of Knock as part of his two-day visit to Ireland this week, the first by a Pope in almost 40 years that have transformed the once staunchly Catholic country into a far more secular and liberal society. Religion is still deeply embedded in the face of the Irish countryside - roadside grottos with statues of the Virgin Mary are a feature of almost every Irish town and village, with most erected in 1954 when the Vatican called for a Marian year of celebration and devotion. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "POPE PREPARATIONS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: POPE-IRELAND/PREPARATIONS 

Stars and the 'Milky Way' are seen over the sea caverns known as the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta, early July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Stars and the 'Milky Way' are seen over the sea caverns known as the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta, early July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A man meditates at St. Mary's Sanctuary, built by the Catholic Church, where the grotto is visited by Christians from all denominations, in Kumasi, Ghana January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko SEARCH "FAITH KOKOROKO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.? 

People leave after visiting Saint Paul's Grotto, where local legend has it that Saint Paul lived during his stay on the island in 60 A.D., during the feast marking the shipwreck of Saint Paul, Malta's patron saint, in Rabat, Malta February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

People visit Saint Paul's Grotto, where local legend has it that Saint Paul lived during his stay on the island in 60 A.D., during the feast marking the shipwreck of Saint Paul, Malta's patron saint, in Rabat, Malta February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A boy lights a candle at Saint Paul's Grotto, where local legend has it that Saint Paul lived during his stay on the island in 60 A.D., during the feast marking the shipwreck of Saint Paul, Malta's patron saint, in Rabat, Malta February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi