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19 October 2025

A girl places a candle during a vigil prior to the canonization of Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Sister Maria del Carmen Rendiles in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 18, 2025. Pope Leo XIV canonizes Venezuela's first saints, Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Sister Maria del Carmen Rendiles, during a ceremony held in St. Peter's Square on October 19, 2025.

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27 July 2025

The organ is inside the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

A bone belonging to Saint Francois de Laval is displayed inside the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The interior of the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025, serves as the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 24, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 28, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec serves as the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It stands as the oldest church in Canada and was the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec serves as the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It stands as the oldest church in Canada and was the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

Votive candles are at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025. The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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1 July 2025

The interior of the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec (Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral-Basilica) in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025, serves as the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and is the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including Francois de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.

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9 May 2025

Photographs of the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, are displayed outside a shop a day after American cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected a new pope. Rome, Italy on May 9th, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Photographs of the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, are displayed outside a shop a day after American cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected a new pope. Rome, Italy on May 9th, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Papal flag is seen on a building a day after American cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected a new pope. Rome, Italy on May 9th, 2025.

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9 May 2025

A photograph of Pope Leo XIV is displayed outside a shop a day after American cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected a new pope. Rome, Italy on May 9th, 2025.

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