Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - Books of Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, November 16, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - Books of Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, November 16, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - Books of Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, November 16, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - Books of Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, November 16, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - Books of Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, November 16, 2025.

The Pope Leads Mass at the Church of Sant Anselmo - Rome

The Pope Leads Mass at the Church of Sant Anselmo - Rome

Pope Leo XIV and Jeremias Schroder, abbot primate of the Order of Saint Benedict attend a Mass at the Church of Sant'Anselmo on the Aventine Hill in Rome, Italy on November 11, 2025 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of its dedication. The Church of Sant’Anselmo is located in a complex overseen by the Benedictine Confederation, the international governing body of the Order of St. Benedict. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Pope Leads Mass at the Church of Sant Anselmo - Rome

The Pope Leads Mass at the Church of Sant Anselmo - Rome

Pope Leo XIV and Jeremias Schroder, abbot primate of the Order of Saint Benedict attend a Mass at the Church of Sant'Anselmo on the Aventine Hill in Rome, Italy on November 11, 2025 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of its dedication. The Church of Sant’Anselmo is located in a complex overseen by the Benedictine Confederation, the international governing body of the Order of St. Benedict. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

King Charles III And Camilla At St.Paul Basilica - Rome

Italy, Rome, 2025/10/23 Britain's King Charles III and with Queen Camilla attend the ceremony of King's appointment as Royal Confrater of Saint Paul, by Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Conservative Convention - DC

National Conservative Convention - DC

Dorian Abbot speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 4, 2025. Photo by Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Shi Yongxin Investigated

Books related to Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of Shaolin Temple, Yichang, Hubei Province, China on July 29, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 27, 2025 - The information about Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, displayed on a smartphone, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on July 27, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 27, 2025 - The information about Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, displayed on a smartphone, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on July 27, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 27, 2025 - The information about Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, displayed on a smartphone, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on July 27, 2025.

Shi Yongxin

Shi Yongxin

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 27, 2025 - The information about Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, displayed on a smartphone, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on July 27, 2025.

Illustration - Brittany

Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35). SAINT-MALO. ROTHENEUF. THE CARVED STONES, DONE BY THE FRENCH ABBOT FOURE AT THE END OF THE XIXTH CENTURY, ARE TELLING THE LEGEND OF THE ROTHENEUF, FAMILY OF CORSAIRS AND PIRATES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) AERIAL VIEW OF THE BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF CLUNY. SOLD AS NATIONAL PROPERTY IN 1798, THE ABBEY WAS DISMANTLED AND ITS CHURCH ALMOST DESTROYED. ONLY 10% OF THE ABBEY REMAINS TODAY. FOUNDED BY WILLIAM THE PIOUS IN 910, IT WAS, FOR CENTURIES, DIRECTLY PLACED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE POPE IN ROME, AND INDEPENDENT OF POWER, IT WAS THE SEAT OF THE LARGEST MEDIEVAL MONASTIC ORDER IN THE WEST. ITS ABBOT HAD THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE POLITICAL POWERS AND THE POPE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) AERIAL VIEW OF THE BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF CLUNY. SOLD AS NATIONAL PROPERTY IN 1798, THE ABBEY WAS DISMANTLED AND ITS CHURCH ALMOST DESTROYED. ONLY 10% OF THE ABBEY REMAINS TODAY. FOUNDED BY WILLIAM THE PIOUS IN 910, IT WAS, FOR CENTURIES, DIRECTLY PLACED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE POPE IN ROME, AND INDEPENDENT OF POWER, IT WAS THE SEAT OF THE LARGEST MEDIEVAL MONASTIC ORDER IN THE WEST. ITS ABBOT HAD THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE POLITICAL POWERS AND THE POPE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) AERIAL VIEW OF THE BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF CLUNY. SOLD AS NATIONAL PROPERTY IN 1798, THE ABBEY WAS DISMANTLED AND ITS CHURCH ALMOST DESTROYED. ONLY 10% OF THE ABBEY REMAINS TODAY. FOUNDED BY WILLIAM THE PIOUS IN 910, IT WAS, FOR CENTURIES, DIRECTLY PLACED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE POPE IN ROME, AND INDEPENDENT OF POWER, IT WAS THE SEAT OF THE LARGEST MEDIEVAL MONASTIC ORDER IN THE WEST. ITS ABBOT HAD THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE POLITICAL POWERS AND THE POPE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF CLUNY. GALLERY IN THE PRESERVED PART OF THE MONASTERY. SOLD AS NATIONAL PROPERTY IN 1798, THE ABBEY WAS DISMANTLED AND ITS CHURCH ALMOST DESTROYED. ONLY 10% OF THE ABBEY REMAINS TODAY. FOUNDED BY WILLIAM THE PIOUS IN 910, IT WAS, FOR CENTURIES, DIRECTLY PLACED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE POPE IN ROME, AND INDEPENDENT OF POWER, IT WAS THE SEAT OF THE LARGEST MEDIEVAL MONASTIC ORDER IN THE WEST. ITS ABBOT HAD THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE POLITICAL POWERS AND THE POPE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: - - - Burn marks left by the hands of the deceased P. Panzini, Abbot Olivetano of Mantua on 1 November 1731 on some objects belonging to the venerable mother Isabella Fornari, Abbess of the Poor Clares of the Monastery of San Francisco in Todi (Italy). One, of the left hand is on the tablet used by the Abbess for her work with a sign of the cross deeply engraved in the wood. The report of the fact is given by Fr. Isidoro Gazala of the Most Holy Crucifix, confessor of the venerable mother, to whom he ordered by obedience to cut the pieces of the cassock and the tablet, so that they could be preserved. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tableto

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Burn marks left by the hand of the deceased P. Panzini, Abbot Olivetano of Mantua on 1 November 1731 on some objects belonging to the venerable mother Isabella Fornari, Abbess of the Poor Clares of the Monastery of San Francisco in Todi (Italy). One, of the left hand is on the tablet used by the Abbess for her work with a sign of the cross deeply engraved in the wood. The report of the fact is given by Fr. Isidoro Gazala of the Most Holy Crucifix, confessor of the venerable mother, to whom he ordered by obedience to cut the pieces of the cassock and the tablet, so that they could be preserved. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and

Feast of Saint Antony - Vatican

Feast of Saint Antony - Vatican

Feast of San Antonio Abate (St Anthony Abbot), the patron saint and protector of animals, in Piazza Pio XII in front of the Vatican, in Rome . Italian farmers and member of Coldiretti farmers' association gather today in the Vatican where families and animals received a benedict , on January 17, 2025, in Vatican. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM