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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

Sylvie Tellier attends the Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

Sylvie Tellier and her son Oscar attend the Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

The Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

Sylvie Tellier attends the Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Rolland Event At Bouglione Winter Circus

Sylvie Tellier attends the Performance Of Tempo Show By Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione For 1,600 Hospitalized Children at Cirque Bouglione on January 10, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 children In the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 11, 2026. Continuing a 45-year-old tradition Pope Leo XIV presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM