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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass For The Jubilee Of The Poor - Vatican

A faithful prays as Pope Leo XIV presides over special mass for the Jubilee of the poor, in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Photograph by Alessia Giuliani / CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass For The Jubilee Of The Poor - Vatican

A faithful prays as Pope Leo XIV presides over special mass for the Jubilee of the poor, in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Photograph by Alessia Giuliani / CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass For The Jubilee Of The Poor - Vatican

A faithful prays as Pope Leo XIV presides over special mass for the Jubilee of the poor, in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Photograph by Alessia Giuliani / CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother

Sakie Yokota (C), 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, prays during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.

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Pope Leo XIV Prays At Pope Francis’ Tomb - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paused in prayer in front of the tomb of his predecessor pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on November 3, 2025. Before heading to Castel Gandolfo for his customary weekly day of rest, Pope Leo XIV stopped at around 8:05 p.m. in the evening at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before the tomb of Pope Francis. On the marble slab, where a white rose is always placed in memory of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a constant spiritual presence in the life of the Argentine pontiff, Pope Leo laid a bouquet of white roses. It was a gesture of homage to his predecessor, buried between the Sforza Chapel and the Pauline Chapel. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ ABACPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Prays At Pope Francis’ Tomb - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paused in prayer in front of the tomb of his predecessor pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on November 3, 2025. Before heading to Castel Gandolfo for his customary weekly day of rest, Pope Leo XIV stopped at around 8:05 p.m. in the evening at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before the tomb of Pope Francis. On the marble slab, where a white rose is always placed in memory of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a constant spiritual presence in the life of the Argentine pontiff, Pope Leo laid a bouquet of white roses. It was a gesture of homage to his predecessor, buried between the Sforza Chapel and the Pauline Chapel. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ ABACPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Prays At Pope Francis’ Tomb - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paused in prayer in front of the tomb of his predecessor pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on November 3, 2025. Before heading to Castel Gandolfo for his customary weekly day of rest, Pope Leo XIV stopped at around 8:05 p.m. in the evening at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before the tomb of Pope Francis. On the marble slab, where a white rose is always placed in memory of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a constant spiritual presence in the life of the Argentine pontiff, Pope Leo laid a bouquet of white roses. It was a gesture of homage to his predecessor, buried between the Sforza Chapel and the Pauline Chapel. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ ABACPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Prays At Pope Francis’ Tomb - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paused in prayer in front of the icon of Salus Populi Romani in the Pauline Chapel, a Marian image beloved by his predecessor pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on November 3, 2025. Before heading to Castel Gandolfo for his customary weekly day of rest, Pope Leo XIV stopped at around 8:05 p.m. in the evening at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before the tomb of Pope Francis. On the marble slab, where a white rose is always placed in memory of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a constant spiritual presence in the life of the Argentine pontiff, Pope Leo laid a bouquet of white roses. It was a gesture of homage to his predecessor, buried between the Sforza Chapel and the Pauline Chapel. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ ABACPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of pope Paul VI for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of pope Benedict XVI for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front in the chapel Clementine for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of pope John Paul I for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of Saint Peter for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdani Accepts Endorsements of Nearly Dozen Black Clergy Leaders

New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York City, prays with Black clergy after accepting their endorsements in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mamdani Accepts Endorsements of Nearly Dozen Black Clergy Leaders

New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York City, prays with Black clergy after accepting their endorsements in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CALCIO - Coppa Italia - Parma Calcio vs Spezia Calcio

Parma's Mariano Troilo prays before the match during Parma Calcio vs Spezia Calcio, Italian football Coppa Italia match in Parma, Italy, September 24 2025

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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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Aleppo Christians Mark Feast of the Cross

A woman prays before an icon of the Virgin Mary and Child surrounded by candles 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

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Pope Leo XIV Leading The Angelus Prayer On His 70Th Birthday - Vatican

Faithful from Peru prays near a statue of Jesus Nazareno Cautivo de Monsefu, before Pope Leo XIV appears at his studio's window to bless the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the Angelus prayer, on September 14, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Dervishes Celebrate Prophets Birth - Iraq

An elder worshipper prays during a ceremony at the Sheikh Abdul Karim Tekiye in Toorq, Erbil, Iraq on August 31, 2025. Members of the order gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The anniversary was marked with hymns and acts of devotion. Photo by Omar Karim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Fatal stabbing of woman in western Japan

A woman prays on Aug. 27, 2025, in front of an apartment building in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, where a female resident was stabbed to death a week earlier.

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Ligue 1 Olympique de Marseille vs Paris FC - FA

Olympique de Marseille’s forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prays at the end of the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille and Paris FC at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on August 23, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ligue 1 Olympique de Marseille vs Paris FC - FA

Olympique de Marseille’s forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prays at the end of the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille and Paris FC at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on August 23, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass in Albano - Italy

Pope Leo XIV prays before the celebration of a Mass at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano, near Rome, Italy on August 17, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scene of Kyiv

A man prays in front of Ukrainian flags and photos of soldiers killed in the war against Russia at Independence Square in Kyiv on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A visitor prays at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Actor Hitomi Kuroki prays at the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, including her classmate at the Takarazuka Revue all-female musical theater troupe.

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori prays on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Battle of Imphal peace monument

Japanese Ambassador to India Keiichi Ono prays at a peace monument in Imphal in northeastern India on Aug. 9, 2025. The monument was erected for those who perished in the Battle of Imphal between the Imperial Japanese Army and the Allied forces during World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A man prays during a memorial ceremony in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs.

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A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

Atomic bomb survivor Toshie Shoji prays while talking about her experiences in Hiroshima at Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia on Aug. 5, 2025, as it hosts a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the tragedies on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A couple prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A man prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in the early hours of Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima

A couple prays before the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima before dawn on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the western Japan city.

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Donald Trump with Republics of Congress - Washington

US President Donald Trump prays at a reception with Republican Members of Congress in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 22, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM