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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners gather to perform the funeral prayer in front of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners pick up one of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, to carry after performing the funeral prayer in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners gather to perform the funeral prayer in front of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners gather to perform the funeral prayer in front of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners pick up one of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, to carry after performing the funeral prayer in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners carry a body wrapped in a white shroud, killed by Israeli shelling, after performing the funeral prayer in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners gather to perform the funeral prayer in front of two bodies wrapped in shrouds, killed by Israeli shelling, in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral in Khan Yunis

Palestinian mourners carry a body wrapped in a white shroud, killed by Israeli shelling, after performing the funeral prayer in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 26, 2025. Several people attended the farewell ceremony inside the hospital. The Nasser Medical Complex continues to receive large numbers of dead and wounded due to the ongoing Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy At The Ceremony in Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, as well as the mass man-made famines of 1921–1922 and 1946–1947. At the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Head of State and his wife participated in a prayer service commemorating the Holodomor victims in Ukraine, on November 22, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV delivers his address during a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV delivers his address during a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Event - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican September 15, 2025. Photo by Maria Grazia Picciarella/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mother Teresa Death Anniversary in Agartala - India

Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity read prayers during a ceremony at the Nirmala Sishu Bhavan orphanage in Agartala, Tripura, on September 5, 2025. The order gathered to mark Mother Teresa's death anniversary with prayer services and reflection. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mother Teresa Death Anniversary in Agartala - India

Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity read prayers during a ceremony at the Nirmala Sishu Bhavan orphanage in Agartala, Tripura, on September 5, 2025. The order gathered to mark Mother Teresa's death anniversary with prayer services and reflection. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica attends the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. Left: Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica attends the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Antonelli - Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV at Rosary In The Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV joins the faithful at the conclusion of the prayer of the Rosary at the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to mark the end of the Marian month on May 31, 2025 at the Vatican. The ceremony marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the evening the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini in the Vatican, where they began a candlelight procession, praying the Rosary together as they made their way up to the Grotto of Lourdes. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Sister Dometilla irons pieces of fabric for a ceremony in Saint-Peter Basilica at the Vatican on November 17, 2015. Hundreds of meters of fabric 'require hours of work and patience. We are here to do it', serenely commented Sister Dometilla. As the clock struck 12, the nun stopped working long enough to make her way to the stoop where she recited the prayer of the Angelus. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl sits on a prayer rug in front of her family after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on April 3, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A cleric leads a group of girls in white garments as they perform congregational prayer during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl in a white prayer garment performs sujood (prostration) on a prayer rug at home during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A cleric leads a group of girls in white garments as they perform congregational prayer during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A pair of children’s books and a red rose are arranged on an embroidered prayer mat during a Jashn-e Taklif ceremony in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spring Farming Ceremony - Lhasa

A drone photo taken on March 16, 2025 shows a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Qangka Township, Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held across Xizang on Sunday. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)