Rome, Italy: A cap is blown towards Pope Francis during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Photo: Scavuzzo/Shutterstock.
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“God is not afraid of new things”.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Pope Francis meeting with the late Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba on September 20, 2015. Photo: Reuters.
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Mayfouk, Lebanon: Rosaries hang on a tree at the memorial of Our Lady of Elige after a mass was held to commemorate Christian fighters and members of the clergy killed during Lebanon’s civil war. Photo: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images.
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Kolkata, India: A Muslim father assists his son during Eid al-Adha prayers. Photo: Piyal Adhikary/EPA.
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Kabul, Afghanistan: A girl rides on a swing during the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Photo: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters.
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A woman and her friends take a selfie after Eid al-Adha at a prayer ground in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Sunday Alamba/AP.
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In the capital of the Kalmyk Republic, Elista, Dagestan athlete has been forced to get down on his knees to apologize for the desecration of a statue of Buddha. See http://echo.msk.ru/news/1741212-echo.html.
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Antarctica
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visits the island of Waterloo to say mass at a scientific research station, to show his church has global reach. Photo: Reuters. |
Rome, Italy: Pope Francis wears a traditional Mexican sombrero he received as a gift during his flight from Italy to Cuba on his way to a week-long trip to Mexico. Photo: Alessandro Di Meo/AP.
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Mexico City, Mexico: A woman puts a sombrero on a figure of Pope Francis. The pontiff will visit the country next month. Photo: Mario Guzman/EPA.
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Rome, Italy: A firefighter places a wreath on the statue of the Immaculate Conception. Photo: Rex/Shutterstock.
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A devotee prays at the shrine of Sufi Bari Imam in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: B. K. Bangash/AP.
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