Pope Leo XIV Delivers Urbi et Orbi Blessing - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Delivers Urbi et Orbi Blessing - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy - December 25, 2025: Faithful photograph the pontiff leaning out onto the central balcony for the Urbi et Orbi blessing. Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Mass at the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, during the solemn celebration that opens Christmas for the Catholic Church, reminding the faithful of the message of peace, hope, and the birth of Jesus. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Melissa Auger, youth worker at the MJC in Carbonne, wearing her T-shirt that reads, Farmers work hard, you enjoy the food, who do you thank?, leaning against haystacks. On the farmers blockade of the A64 highway with Les Ultras de l A64. Farmers have set up roadblocks on the A64 motorway near Carbonne. In recent days, roadblocks have been springing up across France to protest against the government s health policy on the contagious nodular dermatosis (DNC) epidemic. The slaughter of 200 cows in Ariege, a decision that pitted protesters against law enforcement for two days, has reignited the controversy. France, Carbonne, 13 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Melissa Auger, youth worker at the MJC in Carbonne, wearing her T-shirt that reads, Farmers work hard, you enjoy the food, who do you thank?, leaning against haystacks. On the farmers blockade of the A64 highway with Les Ultras de l A64. Farmers have set up roadblocks on the A64 motorway near Carbonne. In recent days, roadblocks have been springing up across France to protest against the government s health policy on the contagious nodular dermatosis (DNC) epidemic. The slaughter of 200 cows in Ariege, a decision that pitted protesters against law enforcement for two days, has reignited the controversy. France, Carbonne, 13 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

Melissa Auger, youth worker at the MJC in Carbonne, wearing her T-shirt that reads, Farmers work hard, you enjoy the food, who do you thank?, leaning against haystacks. On the farmers blockade of the A64 highway with Les Ultras de l A64. Farmers have set up roadblocks on the A64 motorway near Carbonne. In recent days, roadblocks have been springing up across France to protest against the government s health policy on the contagious nodular dermatosis (DNC) epidemic. The slaughter of 200 cows in Ariege, a decision that pitted protesters against law enforcement for two days, has reignited the controversy. France, Carbonne, 13 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Mobilize Against Macron In Toulouse - France

Farmers Mobilize Against Macron In Toulouse - France

Farmers chat amongst themselves, leaning on the banner, Les Ultras de l’A64. Farmers from the Occitanie region had been gathering in Montaudran, south of Toulouse, since early in the day. Regional mobilization of farmers for Macron s visit to Toulouse. Mercosur, Pac, Fertilizer taxes. The young farmers gave an appointment to all farmers, to defend the agricultural world. France, Toulouse on November 12, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Eco

Illustration - Eco

FRANCE. PUY DE DOME (63) EURO SIGN LEANING AGAINST A BALE OF STRAW ON A HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Food Shortage in Gaza

Food Shortage in Gaza

A girl holds a pot of food while leaning over a wall in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Gaza on May 19, 2025. Palestinians, struggling with hunger under Israeli blockade, wait to receive hot meals distributed by charity groups as Israeli attacks persist. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Food Shortage in Gaza

Food Shortage in Gaza

A girl holds a pot of food while leaning over a wall in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Gaza on May 19, 2025. Palestinians, struggling with hunger under Israeli blockade, wait to receive hot meals distributed by charity groups as Israeli attacks persist. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) attends a mass in San Giovanni in Laterano Basilica in Rome, Italy on May 26, 2016. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) at the Vatican on October 10, 2014. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) attends a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican on August 30, 2022. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) attends a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican on August 30, 2022. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Front-line Orikhiv in winter

Front-line Orikhiv in winter

ORIKHIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 8, 2025 - An elderly woman leaning on a cart sits on the bench in front-line Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

(240411) -- BOLOGNA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows the Garisenda tower (L) and the Asinelli tower in Bologna, Italy. The famous medieval Garisenda tower and its surrounding areas have been closed due to the tower's anomalous movements and the risk of further leaning since last October. According to the plan issued by Bologna government, the pylon system previously used to the Tower of Pisa will be adapted to the 48-meter tower to guarantee its stability at the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

(240411) -- BOLOGNA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows a part of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy. The famous medieval Garisenda tower and its surrounding areas have been closed due to the tower's anomalous movements and the risk of further leaning since last October. According to the plan issued by Bologna government, the pylon system previously used to the Tower of Pisa will be adapted to the 48-meter tower to guarantee its stability at the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

(240411) -- BOLOGNA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows the Garisenda tower (L) and the Asinelli tower in Bologna, Italy. The famous medieval Garisenda tower and its surrounding areas have been closed due to the tower's anomalous movements and the risk of further leaning since last October. According to the plan issued by Bologna government, the pylon system previously used to the Tower of Pisa will be adapted to the 48-meter tower to guarantee its stability at the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

(240411) -- BOLOGNA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows a part of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy. The famous medieval Garisenda tower and its surrounding areas have been closed due to the tower's anomalous movements and the risk of further leaning since last October. According to the plan issued by Bologna government, the pylon system previously used to the Tower of Pisa will be adapted to the 48-meter tower to guarantee its stability at the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-GARISENDA TOWER-REPAIR

(240411) -- BOLOGNA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 8, 2024 shows the Garisenda tower (L) and the Asinelli tower in Bologna, Italy. The famous medieval Garisenda tower and its surrounding areas have been closed due to the tower's anomalous movements and the risk of further leaning since last October. According to the plan issued by Bologna government, the pylon system previously used to the Tower of Pisa will be adapted to the 48-meter tower to guarantee its stability at the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Earthquake in Taiwan

HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 5 Kyodo - An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3. (Kyodo)

[Breaking news] Earthquake in Taiwan

HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 5 Kyodo - An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3. (Kyodo)

Earthquake in Taiwan

HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 4 Kyodo - A building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024, following a powerful earthquake the previous day. (Kyodo)

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

Demolition work on a leaning apartment building is underway in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

Demolition work on a leaning apartment building is underway in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

Demolition work on a leaning apartment building is underway in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

An apartment building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, following a powerful earthquake on April 3.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

A building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024, following a powerful earthquake the previous day.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

A building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024, following a powerful earthquake the previous day.

Earthquake in Taiwan

Earthquake in Taiwan

A building is seen leaning in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 4, 2024, following a powerful earthquake the previous day.

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Biden lambasted Donald Trump for comments casting the US as a failing nation, while plugging his agenda in a Republican-leaning state he aims to pick up in November’s election. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Biden lambasted Donald Trump for comments casting the US as a failing nation, while plugging his agenda in a Republican-leaning state he aims to pick up in November’s election. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Biden lambasted Donald Trump for comments casting the US as a failing nation, while plugging his agenda in a Republican-leaning state he aims to pick up in November’s election. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Biden lambasted Donald Trump for comments casting the US as a failing nation, while plugging his agenda in a Republican-leaning state he aims to pick up in November’s election. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows electric poles leaning over on a street in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A woman walks by a snow-covered leaning electric pole in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, following a strong earthquake in the central Japan prefecture and surrounding areas on Jan. 1.

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) member of parliament Jean-Philippe Tanguy speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) member of parliament Jean-Philippe Tanguy speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of EELV group at the National Assembly Cyrielle Chatelain speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

President of La France Insoumise group at the French National Assembly Mathilde Panot speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

Controversial Immigration Law Passes Parliament - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks to the press following the vote and the approval of the draft law to control immigration, at the French National Assembly in Paris, France on December 19, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in decades. A commission of upper-house senators and lower-house National Assembly MPs agreed on a new draft of the bill on Tuesday after it was voted down without a debate in the National Assembly last week in a major blow to Macron. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM