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Year-end ritual at Nachi Falls

Year-end ritual at Nachi Falls

Priests from Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a giant sacred "shimenawa" rope with a new one above Nachi Falls during a year-end ritual in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025.

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Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Priests from the Basilica arrive with the procession for the inauguration ceremony of the renovated and regilded statue of the Virgin Mary at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde (commonly known as La Bonne Mère) in Marseille, France, on December 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Meets Religious at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV highlighted coexistence, education, and support for migrants as concrete paths toward peace. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting and prayer with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St Esprit cathedral) in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting and prayer with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St Esprit cathedral) in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV At Istanbul Cathedral - Turkiye

Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting and prayer with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St Esprit cathedral) in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kartik Purnima Festival - India

Kartik Purnima Festival - India

An Hindu priests hold traditional lamps as they perform evening prayers called 'Maha Aarti' on the occasion of the 'Kartik Purnima' or "Dev Diwali" in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on November 05, 2025. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass - Rome

Rome - Italy, November 1, 2025: Priests in white robes line the square. Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass in St. Peter's Square on November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints, during which Pope Leo XIV will proclaim Englishman St. John Henry Newman (a former Anglican convert to Catholicism and founder of the Order of St. Philip Neri) a Doctor of the Church. The usual Angelus prayer is also planned. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass - Rome

Rome - Italy, November 1, 2025: Priests in white robes await the start of Mass. Pope Leo XIV will preside over Mass in St. Peter's Square on November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints. During the Mass, Pope Leo XIV will proclaim Englishman St. John Henry Newman (a former Anglican convert to Catholicism and founder of the Order of St. Philip Neri) a Doctor of the Church. The usual Angelus prayer will also be celebrated. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green vestments prepare to administer communion to the faithful. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Priests in green robes line up. Pope Leo XIV presides over the Sunday Mass on the Jubilee of Catechists in St. Peter's Square near Rome at the Vatican on September 28, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Rome during a diocesan assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) win Rome, Italy on September 19, 2025. Speaking as Bishop of Rome, the Pope expressed his joy at meeting the diocesan community and thanked priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and parish representatives for their dedication and witness. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Rome during a diocesan assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) win Rome, Italy on September 19, 2025. Speaking as Bishop of Rome, the Pope expressed his joy at meeting the diocesan community and thanked priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and parish representatives for their dedication and witness. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Rome during a diocesan assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) win Rome, Italy on September 19, 2025. Speaking as Bishop of Rome, the Pope expressed his joy at meeting the diocesan community and thanked priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and parish representatives for their dedication and witness. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Rome during a diocesan assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) win Rome, Italy on September 19, 2025. Speaking as Bishop of Rome, the Pope expressed his joy at meeting the diocesan community and thanked priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and parish representatives for their dedication and witness. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV Attends The Diocesan Assembly of Rome

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Rome during a diocesan assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) win Rome, Italy on September 19, 2025. Speaking as Bishop of Rome, the Pope expressed his joy at meeting the diocesan community and thanked priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and parish representatives for their dedication and witness. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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