Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Photo taken at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, shows an altar for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, ahead of a memorial ceremony for the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE, YVELINES (78) DOMAINE DE VERSAILLES, THE PALACE, THE ROYAL CHAPEL, PAVEMENT POLYCHROME MARBLE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE, YVELINES (78) DOMAINE DE VERSAILLES, THE PALACE, THE ROYAL CHAPEL, HIGH ALTAR AND PIPE ORGAN, WOMAN PRAYING Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE, YVELINES (78) DOMAINE DE VERSAILLES, THE PALACE, THE ROYAL CHAPEL, PAVEMENT POLYCHROME MARBLE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella (right) and Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni, presidents of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, president of the Chamber of deputies Lorenzo Fontana and the president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

At the end of Mass, the pontiff leaves the altar holding the cross. On the day of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, POPE LEO XIV presides over the Eucharistic celebration at the monumental entrance to the Verano Cemetery. Rome - Italy, November 2, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

At the end of Mass, the pontiff leaves the altar holding the cross. On the day of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, POPE LEO XIV presides over the Eucharistic celebration at the monumental entrance to the Verano Cemetery. Rome - Italy, November 2, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives Demand Justice For The Feminicide Victims - Mexico City

Relatives and activists placed an altar at the memorial 'Anti Monumento' in honor of femicide victims to demand justice to the Mexican Government on the Day of the Dead celebrations. on October 31, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of the Educational World - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of the Educational World - Vatican

The pontiff arrives at the altar. Pope Leo XIV presides over the meeting with teachers, professors, and school educators for the Jubilee of Education in St. Peter's Square. Vatican on October 31, 2025. Photo by marco iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Relatives and guests pose together in front of the Durga Puja altar at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 13TH ARRONDISSEMENT, CHINATOWN, TEMPLE OF THE OLYMPIADES, ASSOCIATION OF TEOCHEW IN FRANCE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists - Vatican

A Vatican’s employee cleans the altar near the papal throne before Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the Jubilee of Catechists in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. THE CHURCH OF SANTA CLARA IS A CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF PORTUGUESE BAROQUE CHURCHES, DECORATED WITH CARVED AND GILDED WOODWORK FROM THE 18TH CENTURY. THE CHOIR AND ALTAR Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. THE CHURCH SAINT FRANCIS (SAO FRANCISCO) IS A GOTHIC CHURCH WITH 18TH CENTURY BAROQUE DECORATION, RICH IN CARVED AND GILDED WOODWORK. THE ALTAR AND ALTARPIECE OF THE HOLY MARTYRS OF MOROCCO Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. THE CHURCH SAINT FRANCIS (SAO FRANCISCO) IS A GOTHIC CHURCH WITH 18TH CENTURY BAROQUE DECORATION, RICH IN CARVED AND GILDED WOODWORK. THE ALTAR AND ALTARPIECE OF THE HOLY MARTYRS OF MOROCCO (DETAIL) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (SE). THE CHOIR AND THE HIGH ALTAR, IN THE NAVE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (SE). THE CHOIR AND THE HIGH ALTAR, IN THE NAVE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (THE SE) DURING A SERVICE. THE CHOIR AND THE HIGH ALTAR, IN THE NAVE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (THE SE) DURING A SERVICE. THE CHOIR AND THE HIGH ALTAR, IN THE NAVE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (SE). AT THE CROSSING OF THE TRANSEPT, IN THE NAVE. IN THE CENTER, THE HIGH ALTAR, IN THE CHOIR Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aleppo Christians Mark Feast of the Cross

Aleppo Christians Mark Feast of the Cross

Candles burn at a church altar during the Feast of the Cross in Aleppo, Syria on September 14, 2025. The sacred occasion brings together Christian communities to honor the cross as a symbol of light, peace, and renewed faith. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo Delivers Popcorn Packets - Vatican

Pope Leo returns and hands two packages of popcorn to the secretary. Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Panoramic views of the square during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Panoramic views of the square during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

The family of Carlo Cutis, Andrea Cutis, Antonia Salsano, and their twin children during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

The family of Carlo Cutis, Andrea Cutis, Antonia Salsano, and their twin children during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

The family of Carlo Cutis, Andrea Cutis, Antonia Salsano, and their twin children receive communion during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

The family of Carlo Cutis, Andrea Cutis, Antonia Salsano, and their twin children receive communion during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Pier Giorgio Frassati And Carlo Acutis - Vatican City

The family of Carlo Cutis, Andrea Cutis, Antonia Salsano, and their twin children during the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, the rite of canonization of the Blessed Laymen Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on September 7, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM