Vatican: St. Peter’s Square Holds Rosary Prayer in Memory of Pope Francis 2

The Vatican held a rosary prayer at St. Peter’s Square on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22, following the death of Pope Francis. Thousands of Catholics gathered in prayer for the Holy Father, who died at age 88 earlier Monday morning.

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker returned from Afghanistan

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker returned from Afghanistan

NAGOYA, Japan - Masayuki Ito (R), the father of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, responds to questions from reporters at Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 30 before receiving Kazuya's body at the airport. At left is his wife Junko.

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Junko Ito (far L), the mother of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, and other relatives walk beside the car carrying his body in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31. The body was transferred to Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in the prefecture, where it underwent a police examination and an autopsy before being returned home.

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Junko Ito (far L), the mother of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, and other relatives walk beside the car carrying his body in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31. The body was transferred to Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in the prefecture, where it underwent a police examination and an autopsy before being returned home. (Kyodo)

Parents of slain aid worker visit photo exhibition of late son

Parents of slain aid worker visit photo exhibition of late son

FUKUOKA, Japan - The parents -- Masayuki Ito (R) and Junko (L) -- of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan last August, look at photos at a photo exhibition on their late son's aid activities in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

Parents of slain aid worker donate 2 mil. yen for Afghanistan

Parents of slain aid worker donate 2 mil. yen for Afghanistan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Masayuki Ito (C), father of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan last August, hands about 2 million yen in donations in Fukuoka on March 10 to the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai for an Islamic religious school being built in the war-ravaged country. At left is Kazuya's mother Junko. (Kyodo)